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otorrhea

fluid from the ear Etiology: - tymphanostomy tube Management: - eardrops with antibiotics & hydrocortisone more effective than oral antibiotics in children with tympanostomy tubes [2] - ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone (Ciprodex) - bacitracin/colistin/hydrocortisone

Specific

CSF otorrhea

General

sign/symptom ear disease

References

  1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
  2. van Dongen TMA et al A Trial of Treatment for Acute Otorrhea in Children with Tympanostomy Tubes. N Engl J Med 2014; 370:723-733 PMID: 24552319 http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1301630