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Otolaryngological Complication of Osteopetrosis
Srirompotong S 
,
SaengSaArd S ,
Srirompotong S
,
SaengSaArd S ,
Srirompotong S Osteopetrosis is a rare inherited bone disease that affects both humans and various mam-
mals. The authors report on two cases of osteopetrosis with otolaryngological complications. One
patient had the childhood form and presented with chronic otitis media and brain abscess. The
second patient had the adult form and presented with sinusitis from tooth extraction which developed
into chronic osteomyelitis of the maxillary bone.
Key word
: Osteopetrosis, Chronic Otitis Media, Brain Abscess, Osteomyelitis, Maxilla
mals. The authors report on two cases of osteopetrosis with otolaryngological complications. One
patient had the childhood form and presented with chronic otitis media and brain abscess. The
second patient had the adult form and presented with sinusitis from tooth extraction which developed
into chronic osteomyelitis of the maxillary bone.
Key word
: Osteopetrosis, Chronic Otitis Media, Brain Abscess, Osteomyelitis, Maxilla
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