Shapira Yisgav, Telischi Fred F
University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Miami Ear Institute, Miami, Florida 33101, USA.
Otol Neurotol. 2007 Jun;28(4):499-500. doi: 10.1097/01.mao.0000271672.56554.32.
To describe a rare complication of intratympanic injection of steroids in susceptible ears.
We present two patients with a history of irradiation involving the injected ear.
Therapeutic.
Tympanic membrane condition after intratympanic injection of steroids.
Total or near-total breakdown of the irradiated tympanic membrane.
Tympanic membranes with an impaired wound-healing ability, together with exposure to intratympanic steroids, may be at risk for total or near-total breakdown.
