• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · May 2013

    Review

    Earache.

    • Keith Conover.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Suite 10028, Forbes Tower, PA 15260, USA. kconover@pitt.edu
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am.. 2013 May 1;31(2):413-42.

    AbstractEarache, a common emergency department presentation, may be caused by a variety of conditions, some distant from the ear. This article discusses the diagnosis and treatment of acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, otitis externa, otitis media with ruptured tympanic membrane or tympanostomy tubes, malignant otitis externa, mastoiditis and petrositis, traumatic ruptured tympanic membrane, cerumen impactions, and foreign bodies in the ears.Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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