Abstract
Otitis media is the second most common infection disease of childhood, which is defined as clinical presentation that occurs due to inflammation of middle ear. In the studies, it has been reported that Streptococcus pneumonia, Hemophilus influenzea and Moraxella catarrhalis are the causative agents accounted from acute otitis media (AOM). It is most commonly seen between 6 and 24 months of age. Although AOM is a commonly encountered disease in children, peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) is an uncommon complication of AOM. Most common cause of PFP is Bell’s paralysis in children. A child, who had a history of AOM following upper tract infection and presented with PFP (Grade III according to Hause-Brackman classification) on the day 3 of infection, was admitted to hospital and given IV antibiotic therapy. One-week steroid therapy was initiated during follow-up period. At the end 2 months, PFP was completely recovered by medical treatment. In the present study, we aimed to call attention to rare complication of AOM, facial paralysis, in this 6-months old girl.
Keywords: Infant, acute otitis media, facial paralysis
