RT Book, Section
A1 Bissonnette, Bruno
A1 Luginbuehl, Igor
A1 Engelhardt, Thomas
SR Print(0)
ID 1164071508
T1 Gradenigo Syndrome
T2 Syndromes: Rapid Recognition and Perioperative Implications, 2e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259861789
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164071508
RD 2024/04/16
AB A  rare  postinfectious  syndrome  caused  by  the  extension  of  a  middle  ear  infection  (otitis  media  and/or  mastoiditis)  to  the  petrous  apex  leading  to  abducens  palsy.  A  triad  of  symptoms  consisting  of  periorbital  unilateral  pain  related  to  trigeminal  nerve  involvement,  diplopia  due  to  sixth  nerve  palsy  and  persistent  otorrhea,  associated  with  bacterial  otitis  media  with  apex  involvement  of  the  petrous  part  of  the  temporal  bone  (petrositis).  The  classical  syndrome  related  to  otitis  media  has  become  very  rare  after  the  antibiotic  era.