Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences
Journal of Research in Applied and Basic Medical Sciences
Medical Sciences
http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir
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2717-0098
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10.61882/rabms
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2024
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Referred otalgia secondary to rotator cuff tendon tear and acromioclavicular joint osteoarthritis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Other
Other
گزارش مورد
case report
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Background</span></i></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:<i> </i></span></b><i> </i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Otalgia<i> </i>is<i> </i>a<i> </i>very<i> </i>common<i> </i>symptom<i> </i>induced<i> </i>by<i> </i>a<i> </i>wide<i> </i>variety<i> </i>of<i> </i>diseases.<i> </i>Depending<i> </i>on<i> </i>the<i> </i>location<i> </i>of<i> </i>the<i> </i>pathology,<i> </i>otalgia<i> </i>is<i> </i>categorized<i> </i>into<i> </i>primary<i> </i>and<i> </i>secondary<i> </i>types.<i> </i>In<i> </i>primary<i> </i>otalgia,<i> </i>the<i> </i>main<i> </i>source<i> </i>of<i> </i>the<i> </i>pain<i> </i>is<i> </i>located<i> </i>within<i> </i>the<i> </i>ear.<i> </i>On<i> </i>the<i> </i>contrary,<i> </i>secondary<i> </i>or<i> </i>referred<i> </i>otalgia<i> </i>is<i> </i>defined<i> </i>as<i> </i>a<i> </i>disorder<i> </i>which<i> </i>the<i> </i>underlying<i> </i>pathology<i> </i>is<i> </i>outside<i> </i>of<i> </i>the<i> </i>ear<i> </i>complex<i> </i>giving<i> </i>rise<i> </i>to<i> </i>the<i> </i>sensation<i> </i>of<i> </i>pain<i> </i>in<i> </i>the<i> </i>ear.<i> </i>Multiple<i> </i>etiologies<i> </i>have<i> </i>been<i> </i>reported<i> </i>to<i> </i>produce<i> </i>secondary<i> </i>otalgia<i> </i>including<i> </i>temporomandibular<i> </i>joint<i> </i>dysfunctions,<i> </i>cervical<i> </i>spine<i> </i>pathologies,<i> </i>laryngitis,<i> </i>pharyngitis<i> </i>and<i> </i>tonsillitis.</span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Case<i> </i>Presentation</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:<i> </i>In<i> </i>this<i> </i>study,<i> </i>we<i> </i>present<i> </i>a<i> </i>57-year-old<i> </i>man<i> </i>with<i> </i>referred<i> </i>otalgia,<i> </i>associated<i> </i>to<i> </i>rotator<i> </i>cuff<i> </i>tendon<i> </i>tear<i> </i>and<i> </i>acromioclavicular<i> </i>joint<i> </i>osteoarthritis,<i> </i>which<i> </i>is<i> </i>uncommon<i> </i>and<i> </i>atypical.</span></span></span></span><br>
<span style="font-size:12pt"><span style="line-height:16.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Conclusion</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">:<i> </i>Shoulder<i> </i>pathologies<i> </i>like<i> </i>rotator<i> </i>cuff<i> </i>tendon<i> </i>tear<i> </i>and<i> </i>acromioclavicular<i> </i>joint<i> </i>osteoarthritis<i> </i>can<i> </i>be<i> </i>considered<i> </i>as<i> </i>a<i> </i>possible<i> </i>but<i> </i>rare<i> </i>cause<i> </i>of<i> </i>referred<i> </i>otalgia</span></span></span></span><br>
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Acromioclavicular Joint, Otalgia, Rotator Cuff
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http://ijrabms.umsu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-393-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Milad
Bahari
milad_b1371@yahoo.com
10031947532846002899
0009-0003-3172-2567
Yes
Physiotherapy ward, Petroleum Industry Health Organization, Eram Blvd, Shiraz, Iran
Fariba
Jafari
Faribaj73@gmail.com
10031947532846002900
0009-0009-6472-3076
No
Physiotherapist, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran