title: Hemotympanums secondary to spontaneous epistaxis in a 7-year-old.
abstract: Hemotympanum is a well-known physical finding most often associated with basilar skull fractures and therapeutic nasal packing. A literature review demonstrated only five cases of hemotympanum associated with spontaneous epistaxis in adults. To our knowledge, there have been no reported cases in children. We present a case of a 7-year-old child with bilateral hemotympanums secondary to spontaneous epistaxis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Madigan-University of Washington Emergency Medicine Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hurtado
authors.forename: Wesley G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Zeger
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis