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Bilateral decreased hearing.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Thalassaemia - skull
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Bony expansion of the calvarial and facial bones showing widening of the diploic space and coarse trabeculae.
Bilateral opacification of both middle ear cavities and mastoid air cells, in keeping with otomastoiditis.
Case Discussion
Known case of β-thalassaemia major, showing a widened diploic space with coarse bone trabeculae due to bone marrow expansion, causing diffuse calvarial and facial bone expansion.
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