Predictive factors for facial nerve palsy in malignant otitis externa: a TriNetX data analysis
Male sex, Hispanic and/or Latino ethnicity, hypoalbuminemia, elevated blood urea nitrogen and/or glucose and/or ESR, and co-morbidities (hypertension, chronic kidney disease, malnutrition) strongly predict facial nerve palsy in malignant otitis externa. Early risk factor management may prevent facial nerve palsy.
Authors
- Hüseyin Işıldak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1510-9490)
Institutions
- Stony Brook Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215126104277
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00