Gradenigo's syndrome is a complication of
otitis media and
mastoiditis involving the apex of the petrous
temporal bone.
Gradenigo's syndrome is sometimes called
petrous apicitis. It is a
syndrome consisting of:
Other symptoms can include photophobia, excessive lacrimation, fever, and reduced corneal sensitivity.
The syndrome is usually caused by the spread of an infection into the petrous apex of the temporal bone.
The syndrome is named after Count Giuseppe Gradenigo, an Italian Otolaryngologist.
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dont is otalgia, is really Ocular pain or periocular pain a componente de la triada of syndrome, thanks