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Acute on-chronic middle ear disease
K Ghufoor1, J Diver, P O'Flynn
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK.
International Journal of Clinical Practice
|September 23, 1998
Abstract:
The discharging ear is a common presenting symptom to GPs and otologists. The commonest causes are otitis externa and otitis media. Less common is cholesteatoma, which presents with a chronic offensive mucopurulent discharge and deafness. Acute mastoiditis as a presenting symptom of cholesteatoma is rare and, with the introduction of antibiotics, the incidence has declined even further. We present three cases of cholesteatoma presenting as mastoiditis.