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Case Reports
. 2017 Apr 22:2017:bcr2016218995.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2016-218995.

A paediatric case of bilateral mandibular condyle fracture presenting with bloody otorrhoea following trauma

Yat Chun Chan  1 , Kwan Leong Au-Yeung  1
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A paediatric case of bilateral mandibular condyle fracture presenting with bloody otorrhoea following trauma

Yat Chun Chan et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 7-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with bilateral bloody otorrhoea after falling from his scooter. Skull base fracture was suspected. CT showed no evidence of skull base fracture but bilateral mandibular condyle and external acoustic canals fractures. We report this case to illustrate a rare possibility of bilateral external acoustic canal fracture associated with condylar fracture in trauma patients presented with bloody otorrhoea.

Keywords: Dentistry and oral medicine; Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology; Paediatrics; Trauma.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Bilateral mandibular condyle fractures. There is displaced medial fragment on the left side.
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Figure 2
Arrows pointing to suspected fracture lines over the floors bilateral external acoustic meatus.
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Figure 3
Left external auditory canal fracture in sagittal view. A gas density is also seen in the mandibular fossa.
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