Facial nerve paresis in the course of masked mastoiditis as a revelator of GPA.

Joanna Marszał Anna Bartochowska Randy Yu Małgorzata Wierzbicka

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2021)

GPA should be included into differential diagnosis in all cases of persistent facial nerve palsy especially when otological symptoms coexist. Even localized GPA could be very aggressive, revelating generalized form of the disease. Rapid systemic treatment of GPA can protect hearing and facial nerve from permanent severe dysfunction. The ACR/EULAR 2017 provisional classification criteria for GPA seem to be valuable tool in diagnosing ENT patients with localized otological form of the disease.

Keyphrases

peripheral nerve
soft tissue
machine learning
deep learning
oxidative stress
early onset
physical activity
hearing loss
replacement therapy
combination therapy