Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | Volume 3, Issue 7 | Case Series | Open Access

Electrification of the ENT Area: Report of Three Cases with Literature Review

Fokouo Fogha JV^1,2*, Minka Ngom EGS^2,3,4, Choffor Nchinda E^2,5,6, Evehe Vokwely JE^2,7, Njifou Njimah Amadou⁴ and Njock Lr⁴

¹ORL Unit of Bertoua Regional Hospital, Cameroon
²COCHLEES Technical Group, Cameroon
³ORL Unit of Douala General Hospital, Cameroon
⁴Department of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Douala University, Cameroon
⁵Department of Surgery and Specialties, University of Buea, Cameroon
⁶ENT Unit, Buea Regional Hospital, Cameroon
⁷ORL Unit of Essos-Yaounde Hospital Center, Cameroon

^*Correspondance to: Fokouo Fogha JV 

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Abstract

Electric power is an indispensable utility nowadays. Nevertheless, electricity, either natural or artificial, is very dangerous. When not lethal, electric accidents can cause a lot of damage. We report the case of a 39-year-old male, shocked as he inadvertently stepped on a wet electric cable and subsequently sustained right hearing loss. The second case is that of a 5-year-old boy who was electrified on the head by a bare electric cable and sustained focal necrosis of the scalp and the third case is that of a 26-year-old man who became deaf after lightning struck his shelter while wearing earphones.

Keywords:

Electricity; Electrification; Burn; Perceptive deafness

Citation:

Fokouo Fogha JV, Minka Ngom EGS, Choffor Nchinda E, Evehe Vokwely JE, Njifou Njimah Amadou, Njock Lr. Electrification of the ENT Area: Report of Three Cases with Literature Review. Am J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020; 3(7): 1110..