Rare middle ear anomaly in a patient with turner's syndrome

From: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

INTRODUCTION

Isolated absence or atresia of the oval window and an abnormally placed or inferiorly placed facial nerve, with or without an abnormal stapes, associated with syndromes, have been reported before.1-5 Various ear anomalies reported in association with Turner's syndrome are deformities of the pinna and external meatus,6 bilateral perceptive hearing impairment,7 frequent middle ear infections,8 and stapes anomaly.9 However, a combined association of aplasia or absence of the oval window, an inferiorly placed facial nerve, and a stapes anomaly in Turner's syndrome has not been ...

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