Secretory otitis media with malignant external otitis.
Secretory otitis media (SOM) was found in six out of 12 patients with malignant external otitis (MEO). The condition caused hearing loss and the otoscopy showed the usual SOM formation. The fluid disappeared through a recovery stage of air bubbles in the middle ear. It is suggested that SOM is caused by medial penetration of MEO, resulting in infection of the eustachian tube. CT scanning supports this hypothesis.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Bikur Holim General Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
D006801:Humans; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000150:complications*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000150:complications*