Singh Anup, Haq Mubashshirul, Handa Kumud Kumar
Department of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, India.
Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Jun;57(2):102-104. doi: 10.5152/tao.2019.4194. Epub 2019 Jun 1.
Keratosis obturans is a benign disease caused by layered impaction of wax within the external auditory canal. It presents with acute onset of pain and ear blockade. The current report discusses a 24-year-old male patient with recurrent unilateral keratosis obturans associated with facial canal erosion and resulting in facial palsy. A detailed review of the literature is presented. Keratosis obturans can behave aggressively, resulting in significant erosion of the bone and intratemporal structural damage and complications. Timely intervention is vital.