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Hemotympanums secondary to spontaneous epistaxis

T C Evans1, J Hecker, D K Zaiser

  • 1Division of Emergency Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212.

Summary

Spontaneous epistaxis (nosebleeds) can cause hemotympanum, a middle ear blood collection. This previously unreported association highlights a new diagnostic consideration for emergency physicians.

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