October 6, 2008
51-year-old woman presents from ENT clinic with mixed conductive and sensorineural hearing loss.
Osteopathia Striata with Cranial Sclerosis
- Osteopathia striata is a benign condition generally considered to be of no clinical significance. However, this rare variant, osteopathia striata with cranial sclerosis, can exhibit a variety of symptomatic cranial manifestations related to bony overgrowth and sclerosis.
- Radiographic findings may include marked cranial sclerosis, narrowed Eustachian canals, poorly aerated mastoids, small tympanic cavities, narrowed external or internal auditory canals, ossicle deformity, and abnormal ossicular fixation.
- Conductive hearing in these patients may be amenable to surgical treatment.
