Differentiating otitis media from other diseases
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Differentiating Otitis Media from Other Diseases
Otitis media must be differentiated from other diseases that cause ear pain or ear itchiness, hearing loss, middle ear discharge,tympanic effusion, dizziness including the following:[1]
Disease | Findings |
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Otitis externa | Presents [3] |
Myringitis | Presents |
Sinusitis | Presents |
Sinusitis | Presents |
References
- ↑ Thomas JP, Berner R, Zahnert T, Dazert S (2014). "Acute otitis media--a structured approach". Dtsch Arztebl Int. 111 (9): 151–9, quiz 160. doi:10.3238/arztebl.2014.0151. PMC 3965963. PMID 24661591.
- ↑ "Infectious myringitis: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hall D (1992). "Differential diagnosis of otitis media and externa". Br J Gen Pract. 42 (364): 494. PMC 1372285. PMID 1472406.
- ↑ "Sinusitis: MedlinePlus".
- ↑ "Meniere's Disease: MedlinePlus".