title: Which culprit is causing your patient's otorrhea?
abstract: Otorrhea varies in appearance and can be accompanied by a multitude of symptoms. Recognition of what various combinations indicate--whether otitis externa, chronic otitis media, Langerhans' cell histiocytosis, or basal or squamous cell carcinoma--is essential. Physicians must also be familiar with the tests appropriate for confirming otorrhea's cause. Once proper diagnosis is made, effective treatment can follow.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine, Orange 92868, USA. jshohet@uci.edu
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shohet
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Scherger
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002558:Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010031:Otitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents