Otitis externa physical examination

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Physical Examination

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  Boil (furuncle) occluding the right external auditory meatus.

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  Otitis externa.

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  Magnified picture of the furuncle. Note the complete occlusion of the external auditory meatus, the redness and the crusted exudate.

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  Allergic otitis externa, a reaction to Neomycin. The skin of the external auditory meatus, concha, incisura intertragica is swollen, bumpy and itchy.

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  Otitis externa and seborrheic dermatitis.

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  Otitis externa and seborrheic dermatitis.