Case Presentation: Gradenigo’s Syndrome, an extremely rare complication of untreated otitis media, is characterized by suppurative otitis media, pain in the distribution of the trigeminal nerve, and abducens nerve palsy (1). Its pathophysiology involves spread of bacterial infection from the middle ear to the petrous apex of the temporal bone and surrounding structures. Untreated, it [...]

Case Presentation: 71-year-old African American female with history of chronic right ear infection/mastoiditis, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, stroke with residual expressive aphasia, diabetes mellitus type II and atrial fibrillation, presented to the ED for diplopia and pain to the right face. Initially the diagnosis of giant-cell arteritis was entertained and temporal artery biopsy showed no evidence of [...]