Clinical case reports
Diagnostic Delay in Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Burkitt Lymphoma Presenting With Chronic Otalgia and Multiple Cranial Nerve Palsies: A Case Report
By Haddad S, Al-Shaikhli A, Hallak F and 7 others.
Abstract
Persistent unilateral otalgia, especially when refractory to treatment and associated with cranial nerve signs, should prompt early imaging and nasopharyngeal evaluation to avoid delayed diagnosis of aggressive malignancies such as Burkitt lymphoma.
Keywords
- Burkitt lymphoma
- adolescent
- case report
- cranial nerve palsy
- nasopharyngeal neoplasm
- otalgia
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