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    Gradenigo syndrome is caused by inflammation of the petrous apex of the temporal bone stemming from a medial extension of acute otitis media. It is characterized by a triad of otitis media, severe trigeminal nerve pain, and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Common symptoms include facial pain, ear pain, eye movement weakness, and headaches. It is typically caused by a bacterial ear infection spreading to the petrous bone, but can also be due to bone tumors, trauma, or infections like tuberculosis. Treatment involves antibiotics, surgical drainage, and managing pain and eye symptoms.

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    Gradenigo syndrome is caused by inflammation of the petrous apex of the temporal bone stemming from a medial extension of acute otitis media. It is characterized by a triad of otitis media, severe trigeminal nerve pain, and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Common symptoms include facial pain, ear pain, eye movement weakness, and headaches. It is typically caused by a bacterial ear infection spreading to the petrous bone, but can also be due to bone tumors, trauma, or infections like tuberculosis. Treatment involves antibiotics, surgical drainage, and managing pain and eye symptoms.

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    Gradenigo syndrome is caused by inflammation of the petrous apex of the temporal bone stemming from a medial extension of acute otitis media. It is characterized by a triad of otitis media, severe trigeminal nerve pain, and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Common symptoms include facial pain, ear pain, eye movement weakness, and headaches. It is typically caused by a bacterial ear infection spreading to the petrous bone, but can also be due to bone tumors, trauma, or infections like tuberculosis. Treatment involves antibiotics, surgical drainage, and managing pain and eye symptoms.

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    Gradenigo syndrome is caused by inflammation of the petrous apex of the temporal bone stemming from a medial extension of acute otitis media. It is characterized by a triad of otitis media, severe trigeminal nerve pain, and paralysis of the abducens nerve. Common symptoms include facial pain, ear pain, eye movement weakness, and headaches. It is typically caused by a bacterial ear infection spreading to the petrous bone, but can also be due to bone tumors, trauma, or infections like tuberculosis. Treatment involves antibiotics, surgical drainage, and managing pain and eye symptoms.

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    A cause of jaw pain

    Definition: A triad of otitis media,

    severe pain originating from the


    trigeminal nerve, and ipsilateral sixth
    cranial nerve (abducens) palsy

    Symptoms are related to the

    inflammation of the petrous apex of


    the temporal bone which stems from a
    medial extension of acute otitis media

    This medial extension is located

    around the trigeminal ganglion on


    sixth cranial nerve which causes the
    symptoms

    Inflammation of the petrous bone

    typically secondary to otitis media


    (ear infection), rarely bone tumor,
    traumatic aneurysm cholestatoma,
    and T-cell lymphoma

    Pyogenic bacteria including

    staphylococcus aureus and


    Pseudomonas aeruginosa

    Or Nontuberculous mycobacterium

    (NTM)

    In the soil, water, plants and animal


    excreta

    Facial pain, ear pain, and/or jaw pain

    Abduces Weakness

    Diplopia
    Abduction weakness on ipsilateral eye
    Severe headache
    Hypoesthesia of the face

    Diploplia

    May have absence of corneal reflex


    Hearing impairment

    Facial Pain

    MRI
    Computer-assisted tomographic images
    Blood cultures
    Otoscopic examination

    IV Antibiotics and oral antibiotics


    Surgical drainage

    Morales, C., & Tachauer, A. (1997). Gradenigo syndrome in a human immunodeficiency


    virus-positive patient. Archives Of Internal Medicine, 157(18), 2149.
    Chen, P., Wu, C., Yang, T., Hsu, C., Lin, Y., & Lin, K. (2014). Gradenigo syndrome caused by
    nontuberculous mycobacteria. Audiology & Neurotology, 19(4), 275-282.
    doi:10.1159/000360413
    Yuvatiya, P., Siriporn, H., & Weerawat, K. (2014). Gradenigo's syndrome secondary to
    chronic otitis media on a background of previous radical mastoidectomy: a case report.
    Journal Of Medical Case Reports, 8(1), 1-11. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-8-21

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