Office management of the draining ear.
Otorrhea is one of the most common ear complaints and is usually responsive to office treatment. The various causes of this condition are discussed and appropriate treatment options are detailed in this article. Topics include otorrhea from typanostomy tubes, chronic otitis media, external otitis and otorrhea, otorrhea after trauma, congenital anomalies and otorrhea, and neoplastic otorrhea.
Kimmelman
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New York Medical College, Valhalla.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000002:abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000628:therapy; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000293:injuries; D014433:Tympanoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications