title: Otorrhoea: a management protocol for a tropical doctor.
abstract: Ear discharge is a common symptom encountered in clinical practice in the tropics. The aim of this paper is to highlight the practical management of otorrhoea from a general practitioner's perspective with special reference to the tropics and developing countries.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurien
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009336:Necrosis; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014330:Tropical Medicine