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OtorrheaAka: Ear Drainage

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  1. Definition
    1. Otorrhea is ear drainage
  2. Causes
    1. Acute Otorrhea (6 weeks duration or less)
      1. Acute Otitis Media with Tympanic Membrane Perforation
      2. Otitis Externa
      3. Tympanostomy Tube placement complication
    2. Chronic Otorrhea (Lasting longer than 6 weeks duration)
      1. Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media (most common)
      2. Cholesteatoma
      3. Ear Foreign Body
      4. Granuloma
      5. Immunodeficiency
      6. Neoplasm
  3. Discharge characteristics: Infectious Causes
    1. Otitis Externa
      1. Acute Bacterial Otitis Externa
        1. Scant white mucus (may be thick)
      2. Chronic Bacterial Otitis Externa
        1. Bloody discharge with granulation tissue
      3. Fungal Otitis Externa (Otomycosis)
        1. Fluffy discharge
        2. Color: white, black, gray, blue-green or yellow
    2. Otitis Media with perforated tympanic membrane
      1. Acute Otitis Media
        1. Purulent white to yellow mucus discharge
        2. Associated with deep pain
      2. Serous Otitis Media
        1. Clear mucus
        2. Associated with Allergic Rhinitis
      3. Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
        1. Purulent mucus on intermittent drainage
        2. Not associated with pain
    3. Miscellaneous Causes
      1. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage: clear watery discharge
      2. Trauma: Bloody mucus
      3. Osteomyelitis: Foul ear discharge
  4. References
    1. Sabella (2000) Pediatr Infect Dis J 19:1007
    2. Shohet (1998) Postgrad Med 104:50

Ear discharge (C0155540)

Definition (NCI)Discharge or drainage of fluid from the ear.
ConceptsFinding (T033)
ICD9388.6, 388.60
Danishoreflad/vaesken fra ore
DutchAfscheiding uit oor
EnglishDischarge from ear, Discharge of ear, Discharging ear, Drainage from external ear canal, Ear discharge, Ear discharge present, Finding of ear discharge, Observation of ear discharge, Otorrhea, Otorrhoea, Unspecified otorrhea, Unspecified otorrhoea
FinnishERITE KORVASTA
FrenchEcoulement oreille
GermanAusfluss aus dem Ohr
Hebrewhafrasha mehaozen
Hungarianfulfolyas
ItalianSecrezione dall'orecchio
NorwegianUTFLOD/VAESKE FRA ORET
PortugueseSecrecao do ouvido
Spanishdrenaje desde el conducto auditivo externo, otorrea, presencia de secreción por el oído, presencia de secrecion por el oido, secreción del oído, secrecion del oido, Secrecion por el oido, supuración del oído, supuracion del oido
SwedishSEKRETION FRAN ORA
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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