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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. Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

Common causes of otorrhea include infectious, malignant, and trauma-related aural conditions.

Causes

Common Causes

• Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
• Cholesteatoma
• Foreign body
• Malignant otitis externa
• Mastoiditis
• Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane
• Otitis externa

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	Contaminated water
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Dermatitis of the external canal, Epidural abscess, Infectious eczematoid dermatitis
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	Aural polyps, Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea, Cholesteatoma, Chronic otitis media, Infectious myringitis, Malignant otitis externa, Mastoiditis, Myringitis, Occult cholesteatoma, Otitis externa, Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane
Endocrine	Adenoidal hypertrophy
Environmental	Foreign body
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	[[Prolonged topical antimicrobial use]
Infectious Disease	Actinomyces, Aspergillus, Candida albicans, Chronic otitis media, Epidural abscess, Haemophilus influenzae, Infectious eczematoid dermatitis, Infectious myringitis, Mastoiditis, Moraxella catarrhalis, Prolonged topical antimicrobial use, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Tuberculosis
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	Basilar skull fracture, Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Aural polyps, Cholesteatoma, Malignant tumor, Occult cholesteatoma
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	Tuberculosis
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Granulation tissue, Immunodeficiency
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	Basilar skull fracture, Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane, Skull fracture, Trauma, Tympanic membrane rupture
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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