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  2. Otitis - Wikipedia

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    The most common aetiology of acute otitis externa is bacterial infection, [5] while chronic cases are often associated with underlying skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. [6] A third form, malignant otitis externa, or necrotising otitis externa, is a potentially life-threatening, invasive infection of the external auditory canal and ...

  3. Otitis media - Wikipedia

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    Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. [2] One of the two main types is acute otitis media (AOM), [3] an infection of rapid onset that usually presents with ear pain. [1] In young children this may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep. [1] Decreased eating and a fever may also be present. [1]

  4. Otitis externa - Wikipedia

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    Otitis externa, also called swimmer's ear, [1] is inflammation of the ear canal. [2] It often presents with ear pain, swelling of the ear canal, and occasionally decreased hearing. [2] Typically there is pain with movement of the outer ear. [3] A high fever is typically not present except in severe cases. [3]

  5. Alloiococcus - Wikipedia

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    "Quantitative PCR of ear discharge from Indigenous Australian children with acute otitis media with perforation supports a role for Alloiococcus otitidis as a secondary pathogen". BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders. 12 (1): 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6815-12-11. PMC 3546424. PMID 23033913

  6. Otomycosis - Wikipedia

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    Otomycosis does not usually cause as much canal skin edema as does acute bacterial external otitis.While a severe pressure type of pain is a prominent feature of advanced cases, the ear is usually much less tender, if at all, to traction or tragal pressure.

  7. Mastoiditis - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Mastoiditis is usually caused by untreated acute otitis media (middle ear infection) and used to be a leading cause of child mortality. With the development of antibiotics , however, mastoiditis has become quite rare in developed countries where surgical treatment is now much less frequent and more conservative, unlike former times.

  8. Perforated eardrum - Wikipedia

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    Normal ear drum. A perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane perforation) is a prick in the eardrum.It can be caused by infection (otitis media), trauma, overpressure (loud noise), inappropriate ear clearing, and changes in middle ear pressure.

  9. Category:Otitis - Wikipedia

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