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Bilateral Inflammatory Aural Polyps: A Manifestation of Samter's Triad
Author(s) -
Robert W. Brobst,
Nichole Suss,
Stephanie Joe,
Miriam I. SaadiaRedleaf
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1687-921X
pISSN - 1687-9201
DOI - 10.1155/2009/464958
Subject(s) - medicine , nasal polyps , triad (sociology) , middle ear , lesion , aspirin , surgery , pathology , psychology , psychoanalysis
We report an unusual case of bilateral inflammatory aural polyps in a patient with Samter's triad. This 52-year-old patient had a history of chronic rhinosinusitis with sinonasal polyps, asthma, and aspirin sensitivity, with progressive right-sided hearing loss, otorrhea, and aural fullness. She was found to have bilateral aural polyps, with the larger obstructing lesion on the right. A computed tomography supported these findings and revealed bilateral opacification of the middle ear cleft and mastoid air cells. An initial right tympanomastoidectomy was performed with the specimen histologically resembling a typical sinonasal polyp. We speculate that this patient's middle ear polyposis is secondary to the inflammatory changes of Samter's triad. This has not been described previously in the literature.

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