Malignant external otitis and mastoiditis associated with an IgG4 subclass deficiency in a child.

Authors

Ricardo Castro, MD, Medical Center of Delaware
Norman Robinson, MD, Medical Center of Delaware
Joel Klein, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
William Geimeier, MD, Medical Center of Delaware

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-1990

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Delaware Medical Journal Volume 62, Issue 12, December 1990, Pages 1417-1421. © Medical Society of Delaware.

Abstract

We have presented the first child in Delaware with malignant external otitis associated with IgG4 deficiency. Our patient needed three courses of intravenous antibiotics and twice required mastoidectomy, but has recovered completely following the restoration of the natural barrier between the internal and external ear, using a fascial graft from the large temporalis muscle. Some hearing deficit remains.

Recommended Citation

Castro, MD, Ricardo; Robinson, MD, Norman; Klein, MD, Joel; and Geimeier, MD, William, "Malignant external otitis and mastoiditis associated with an IgG4 subclass deficiency in a child." (1990). Department of Pediatrics Faculty Papers. Paper 14.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pedsfp/14

PubMed ID

2079118