TY - JOUR
T1 - Temporal bone fracture following blunt trauma caused by a flying fish
AU - Goldenberg, David
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Blunt trauma to the temporal region can cause fracture of the skull base, loss of hearing, vestibular symptoms and otorrhoea. The most common causes of blunt trauma to the ear and surrounding area are motor vehicle accidents, violent encounters, and sports-related accidents. We present an obscure case of a man who was struck in the ear by a flying fish while wading in the sea with resulting temporal bone fracture, sudden deafness, vertigo, cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea, and pneumocephalus.
AB - Blunt trauma to the temporal region can cause fracture of the skull base, loss of hearing, vestibular symptoms and otorrhoea. The most common causes of blunt trauma to the ear and surrounding area are motor vehicle accidents, violent encounters, and sports-related accidents. We present an obscure case of a man who was struck in the ear by a flying fish while wading in the sea with resulting temporal bone fracture, sudden deafness, vertigo, cerebrospinal fluid otorrhoea, and pneumocephalus.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022215100142185
DO - 10.1017/S0022215100142185
M3 - Article
C2 - 10211221
AN - SCOPUS:0031692237
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 112
SP - 959
EP - 961
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 10
ER -