title: Eosinophilic Mucin Otomastoiditis and Otopolyposis: A Progressive Form of Eosinophilic Otitis Media.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study is to introduce and define a disease entity on a continuum of eosinophilic otitis media: eosinophilic mucin otomastoiditis and otopolyposis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case of a 66-year-old woman with complicated chronic otitis media is reported. A literature review of the National Library of Medicine's online database, with a focus on eosinophilic otitis media and eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis, was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors report the case of a 66-year-old woman with a history of asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis, nasal polyposis, and chronic otitis media who presented with allergic middle ear mucin and otic polyps. Treatment involved a tympanomastoidectomy with removal of otic polyps and steroid therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eosinophilic mucin otomastoiditis with otopolyposis is a disease entity on a continuum of eosinophilic otitis media. This disease process shares similarities with eosinophilic mucin rhinosinusitis. Otic polypectomy and steroids are suggested therapeutic measures.
authors.affiliation: Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, Division of Otology and Neurotology, Rockville, MD, USA razadarm@temple.edu.
authors.forename: Roya
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Azadarmaki
authors.affiliation: Head and Neck Pathology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Westra
authors.affiliation: Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, Division of Otology and Neurotology, Rockville, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prasad
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D009077:Mucins; D011241:Prednisone
keywords: allergic mucin; chronic otitis media; eosinophilic otitis media; rhinosinusitis