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Gradenigo's syndrome: CT and MRI findings

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We report the case of an 8-year-old girl with Gradenigo's syndrome. Involvement of the petrous portion of the left temporal bone was demonstrated by CT and an inflammatory lesion of the left petrous apex was clearly shown by MRI, which is useful in diagnosis and management of apical petrositis.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Heart Institute of Japan, Tokyo Women's Medical College, 8-1 Kawada-cho, 162, Sinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan

    T. Murakami

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Kushiro Red Cross Hospital, Kushiro, Japan

    T. Murakami, J. Tsubaki, Y. Tahara & T. Nagashima

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Murakami, T., Tsubaki, J., Tahara, Y. et al. Gradenigo's syndrome: CT and MRI findings. Pediatr Radiol 26, 684–685 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01356837

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