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*For acute otitis externa, the patient can appear ill if the cause is infectious and is accompanied by [[fever]].<ref name="urlMalignant otitis externa: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000672.htm |title=Malignant otitis externa: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | *For acute otitis externa, the patient can appear ill if the cause is infectious and is accompanied by [[fever]].<ref name="urlMalignant otitis externa: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000672.htm |title=Malignant otitis externa: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
*Patients with chronic otitis externa are usually well-appearing. | *Patients with chronic otitis externa are usually well-appearing. | ||
*Malignant necrotizing otitis externa patients are usually ill-appearing due to the accompanying [[fever]] and [[facial palsies]].<ref name="pmid12892351">{{cite journal |vauthors=Handzel O, Halperin D |title=Necrotizing (malignant) external otitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=68 |issue=2 |pages=309–12 |year=2003 |pmid=12892351 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *Malignant necrotizing otitis externa patients are usually ill-appearing due to the accompanying [[fever]] and [[facial palsy|facial palsies]].<ref name="pmid12892351">{{cite journal |vauthors=Handzel O, Halperin D |title=Necrotizing (malignant) external otitis |journal=Am Fam Physician |volume=68 |issue=2 |pages=309–12 |year=2003 |pmid=12892351 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
- For acute otitis externa, the patient can appear ill if the cause is infectious and is accompanied by fever.[1]
- Patients with chronic otitis externa are usually well-appearing.
- Malignant necrotizing otitis externa patients are usually ill-appearing due to the accompanying fever and facial palsies.[2]
References
- ↑ "Malignant otitis externa: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".
- ↑ Handzel O, Halperin D (2003). "Necrotizing (malignant) external otitis". Am Fam Physician. 68 (2): 309–12. PMID 12892351.