Case Report

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2016): The Journal of International Advanced Otology

Chemical Closure of Tympanic Membrane Perforation: Call for Caution

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Waqar Aslam
Lena Abou Nukta
Hassan Haidar
Ali Alsaadi
Hassanin Abdulkarim
Aisha Larem
Abdulsalam Alqahtani

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Chemical closure of tympanic membrane perforation is a commonly practiced office-based otological procedure, which is labeled to be effective and safe. In this paper, we report a case of a young lady with disastrous complications following an attempt of chemical cauterization of her perforated tympanic membrane.


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