Petrous apex lesion following meningitis: management and discussion

Charles Elmaraghy; Ryan Bishop; Christine Barron; Oliver Adunka

doi:10.1093/jscr/rjab371

Petrous apex lesion following meningitis: management and discussion

J Surg Case Rep. 2021 Sep 23;2021(9):rjab371. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjab371. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

Charles Elmaraghy¹, Ryan Bishop¹, Christine Barron², Oliver Adunka¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

Abstract

A 9-year-old male with history of mixed hearing loss presented with petrous apex lesion following episode of meningitis. Serial imaging revealed persistence of the lesion necessitating biopsy to rule out malignancy. Biopsy revealed inflammatory changes. The management of petrous apex lesions following meningitis can be conservative but repeat imaging is necessary to rule out progression and to rule out neoplastic process.

Publication types

Case Reports