title: Myringitis bullosa haemorrhagica associated with meningo-encephalitis.
abstract: An unusual case of a patient presenting with myringitis bullosa haemorrhagica (MBH), who subsequently developed acute otitis media and meningo-encephalitis, is described. The aetiology of MBH is discussed, and recommendations for the management of patients with acute otitis are made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK. dcwild@rcsed.ac.uk
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: P D R
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Spraggs
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009177:Mycoplasma pneumoniae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology*