Open AccessChronic lymphocytic leukemia relapse presenting as acute otitis media with facial palsy
Author(s) -
Mai Nasser,
Adel Lutfi,
Laila M Al-Telmesani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2090-3405
pISSN - 2090-0740
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2015.01.003
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , leukemia , facial paralysis , mastoiditis , palsy , chronic leukemia , otitis , paralysis , pediatrics , pathology , surgery , acute leukemia , alternative medicine
Objective: To describe a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia relapses presenting as bilateral acute otitis media with left facial paralysis.Methods: Case report and review of the literature.Introduction: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia is the most common leukemia in adults predominantly the elderly. Despite advances in treatment still chronic Lymphocytic leukemia is an incurable disease; relapse of leukemia may occur several months to years after a complete remission. Extramedullary manifestations of relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) present with a wide range of symptoms and signs yet involvement of temporal bone is a rare presentation of the disease.9,10We present a patient who was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who presented with bilateral acute otitis media and mastoiditis with left facial paralysis