Keywords
exudative otitis media, juvenile angiofibroma, diagnosis, a symptom of a «spoke wheel»
Abstract
Exudative otitis media is a polyetiological disease, often caused by a combination of several causal factors. With tumors located near the pharyngeal opening of the auditory tube, early manifestations may be symptoms of exudative otitis media: hearing loss and ear noise. Mandatory implementation of all recommended diagnostic manipulations will allow detecting nasopharyngeal lesion at the early stages of the tumor process and ensuring high results of subsequent treatment.
In this article, we present a clinical case of an 18-year-old patient where exudative otitis media is an early symptom of juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma.