Posttraumatic Cholesteatoma Complicated by a Facial Paralysis : A Case Report

الملخص EN

The posttraumatic cholesteatoma is a rare complication of different types of the temporal bone damage.

Its diagnosis is often done after several years of evolution, sometimes even at the stage of complications.

A case of posttraumatic cholesteatoma is presented that was revealed by a facial nerve paralysis 23 years after a crash of the external auditory canal underlining the importance of the otoscopic and radiological regular monitoring of the patients with a traumatism of the temporal bone.