%0 Journal Article
%T Otosclerose infantil: relato de caso e revis£¿o da literatura
%A Salomone
%A Raquel
%A Riskalla
%A Paulo Emmanuel
%A Vicente
%A Andy de Oliveira
%A Boccalini
%A Maria Carmela Cundari
%A Chaves
%A Adriana Gonzaga
%A Lopes
%A Renata
%A Felin Filho
%A Gilberto Bolivar
%J Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia
%D 2008
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.1590/S0034-72992008000200024
%X otospongiosis is an osteodystrophy of the temporal bone, characterized by disordered neoformation and deposition of bone, characterized by the presence of a progressive conductive, sensorineural or mixed hearing loss and tinnitus. typically, otospongiosis presents as a slowly progressive conductive hearing loss in the third to fourth decade of life. uncommonly children and adolescents may also have conductive or sensorineural hearing loss caused by otosclerosis. we describe a case of an 11-year-old patient, with progressive unilateral conductive hearing loss for 5 years. the otoscopic examination revealed a positive schwartz's sign in the left ear. audiometry, impedanciometry and ct scan showed characteristics that suggested otospongiosis. we reviewed clinical aspects, diagnosis and the therapeutic approach for otospongiosis in children.
%K childhood
%K otospongiosis
%K hearing loss.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0034-72992008000200024&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en