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otitis media
Inflammation of the middle ear, with or without signs of fluid or infection.
See:
- acute otitis media
- chronic otitis media
Classification:
- acute otitis media becomes persistent if it does not resolve after initial treatment & recurrent if it occurs shortly after resolution of an episode of acute otitis media
Specific
acute otitis media (AOM)
chronic otitis media
eosinophilic otitis media
General
otitis
References
- Shaikh N et al.
Videos in clinical medicine. Diagnosing otitis media--
otoscopy and cerumen removal.
N Engl J Med 2010 May 21; 362:e62
PMID: 20484393
- Harmes KM, Blackwood RA, Burrows HL et al
Otitis media: diagnosis and treatment.
Am Fam Physician. 2013 Oct 1;88(7):435-40. Review.
PMID: 24134083 Free Article
- Otitis Media (Ear Infection) [NIDCD Health Information]
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/otitism.asp