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A. total absence of the auricle most often with narrowing or absence of the external auditory meatus.
B. condition in which the external portion of the ear (the auricle) is malformed. There is also narrowing or absence of the external auditory canal
C. anomaly in the tragus area. .
D. congenital malformation characterized by a nodule, dent or dimple located anywhere adjacent to the external ear. Susceptible to infection
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A. Anotia (Atresia)
B. Microtia
C. Accessory auricle
D. Preauricular sinus

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Laceration of the auricle

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Hematoma auris

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Perichondritis of the pinna is the nflammation of what?

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Perichondrium, a layer of connective tissue, which surrounds cartilage.

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What causes perichondritis of the pinna

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Follow trauma (to cartilage, hematoma auri, surgical mastoid surgery, frostbie, burn) or otitis externa and piercing

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The commonly causes of perichondritis of the pinna

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Common caused by pseudomonas, fever, pain, redness and sweeling (causing narrowing anf further low hearing level)

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Complications of perichondritis or trauma

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Cauliflower ear (End stage of unrelated hematoma).—> Hematoma —> ischemia —> necrosis —-> ear deformity

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What is otitis externa

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An acute (Less than 3 months) or chronic (more than 3 months) infection of the whole or a part of the skin of the external ear canal. Any pathology affecting skin can also affect external ear

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Pathophysiology of otitis externa

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Pathophysiology: − Aggressive washing of wax or retention water ,Microtrauma (cotton swabs, fingernails). : An acute (Less than 3 months) or chronic (more than 3 months) infection of the whole or a part of the skin of the external ear canal. Any pathology affecting skin can also affect external ear

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List the bacteria that causes Otiti externa

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Pseudomonas (commonly in immunocompromised like diabetic, post radio or chemotherapy and it has a very bad smell if it present with cholesteatoma)
Staphylococcus aureus (furuncle) most common, like in swimming ear

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List fungal microorganisms that causes the otitis externa

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News paper apearance, aspergillus niger (spores forming, hyphae), candida albicans (whitesh and cheesy, cotton like) dx by seeing it.

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Name virus that causes otitis externa

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Herpes zoster

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A diseases of the sebaceous glands charaterised by excessive secretion of sebum or an alteration in its quality, resulting in an oily coating, crusts, or scales on the skin. Usually painless

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Seborrhea

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A non contagious inflammtion of the skin, characterised chiefly by redness, itching

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Eczama, dermatitis

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A. Localize Otitis Externa:
B. Diffuse infective Otitis Externa:
C. Otomycosis:
d. Herpetic Otitis Externa:
E. Eczematous and seborrheic Otitis Externa: painless
differentiates this clinical types of otitis externa

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Localize Otitis Externa: (furuncle): ○ small rounded swelling in the external canal.
Diffuse infective Otitis Externa: swimming ear ○ General narrowing of the canal
Otomycosis: fungal infection.
Herpetic Otitis Externa: Herpes Zoster oticus is a specific form of Herpes Zoster that presents with pre-eruptive (“pre-herpetic”) lesion reactivated from either the trigeminal or cervical ganglions. characterized by: Painful vesicles Complications: Facial n. paralysis
Eczematous and seborrheic Otitis Externa: painless

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What is a referred earache?

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pain in the ear due to a disease in an area supplied by a nerve that also supply the ear.

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List cranial nerves and conditions that rsults to refered earache

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Cervical II and III: Cervical spondylosis, neck injury (disc,muscle spasm)
V (Trigeminal): dental infections, sinonasal diseases
IX (glossopharyngeal): tonsilitis, pharyngitis, post-tonsillectomy, carcinoma.
X(vagus): tumors of hypopharynx, larynx and oesophagus

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A rare disorder within the labyrinth of the inner ear that can lead to a progressive loss of hearing.

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Meniere’s disease

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List symptoms of Meniere’s disease

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Vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and the sensation of pressure in the ear. causes unknown

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A benign tumor of the accoustic nerve sheath. Symptoms results from pressure exerted on surrounding tissue

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Acoustic neuroma

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Impairment of hearing from old age

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Presbycusis

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Acute or chronic infectious disease of middle ear

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Otitis media occurs where?

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Post pharyngitis via eustachian tube

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Otitis media in children is usually caused by what?

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Streptococcus penumoniae or haemophilus influenzae aso coinfection by viruses

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In HIV+ patients, the otitis media is caused by what

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Rrely caused by fungi or pneumocystis

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Explain the tympanic membrane when the person is suffering from otitis media
Hyperaemic, opaque and bulging tympanic membrane with limited mobility, may have purulent otorrhea
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In otitis media severe cases are associated with what?
Destruction of ossicles
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what is tympanosclerosis
Dystrophic calcification of tympanic membrane or middle ear associated with recurrent cases of otitis media, occur in 3-33% of cases, may be reversible in children, usually irreversible in adults and associated with conductive hearing loss
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What does a viral URTI or allergy results to | OTITIS MEDIA
results in congestion of the respiratory mucosa of the nose, nasopharynx and eustachian tube.
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The congestion of the mucosa in the eustachian tube obstructs what?
Isthmus
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Obstruction of the isthmus causes what?
Negative pressure followed by accumulation of secretions produced by the mucosa of the middle ear.
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The secretions caused by isthmus obstruction accumulates where?
Middle ear space
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Viruses and bacteria that colonize the upper respiratory tract can reach what ?
middle ear via aspiration, reflux or insufflation
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Microbial growth in the middle ear may results in what?
Suppuration
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Explain the pathophysiology of the otitis media
Viral URTI or allergy → results in Congestion of the respiratory mucosa of the nose, nasopharynx, and Eustachian tube → Congestion of the mucosa in the Eustachian tube obstructs the isthmus. Obstruction of the isthmus causes negative pressure followed by accumulation of secretions produced by the mucosa of the middle ear → these secretions have no egress and accumulate in the middle ear space → Viruses and bacteria that colonize the upper respiratory tract can reach the middle ear via aspiration, reflux, or insufflation → microbial growth in the middle ear secretions may result in suppuration.
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Explain the clinical picture of otitis media
Tubal occlusion: produces early signs of acute otitis media. Discomfort, autophony (feeling own sounds), retracted drum (opposite of bulging) caused by pressure difference There is mild deafness Tinnitus in children, not adults Suppurative inflammation of the middle ear: fever, severe earache, deafness, congestion and bulging drum (pus behind it).
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List the complications associated ith Otitis media
Mastoiditis Labyrinthitis Meningitis Abscess
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List 2 variations in clinical presentation of otitis media
Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) Chronic serous otitis media
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What is chronic serous otitis media
May be defined as a middle ear effusion without perforation that is reported to persist for more than 1-3 months
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Define chronic suppurative otitis media
Defined as a perforated tympanic membrane with persistant drainage from middle ear for more than 2-6 weeks.
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Chronic suppuration can occur?
With or without cholesteatoma, and the clinical history of both conditions can be very similar
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Gross description of otitis media
Not a common specimen, but may have small fragments of soft/rubbery granulation tissue
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Differential diagnosis of otitis media
Middle ear adenoma: regular, not haphazard, no cilia
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Miscroscopic appearance of otitis media describe
Acute and chronic inflammatory cells, haphazard glandular metaplasia with cilia, fibrosis, hemorrhage, foci of calcification (tympanosclerosis), cholesterol granulomas and reactive bone formation Cholesterol granulomas: foreign body granulomas in response to cholesterol crystals from rupture of red blood cells and breakdown of lipid bilayer in cell membrane, prominent cholesterol clefts; associated with interference to drainage or ventilation of middle ear space; not related to cholesteatomas
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Benign nonneoplastic destructive lesion in the middle ear or mastoid
Cholesteatoma
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What the cholesteatoma involves
May involve medial external canal with potential destruction of surrounding structures, including bone, ossicular chain, erosion into external ear, inner ear and cranial cavity
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The cholesteatoma is unilateral or bilateral?
Unilateral
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Histology appearance of cholesteatoma
Histology :Accumulation of nondysplastic keratinizing squamous epithelium and keratinous debris, with stromal fibrosis and associated inflammatory reaction, leads to destruction of adjacent structures (e.g., bone)
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Untreated cholesteatoma complicates what?
Infected Lead to conductive hearing loss Intracranial mass: complication
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Explain the acquired cholesteatoma
Acquired cholesteatoma Due to recurrent otitis media, traumatic or iatrogenic tympanic membrane perforation Usually occurs in superior posterior middle ear, posterior epitympanic (pars flaccida) or posterior mesotympanic (posterior superior quadrant of the pars tensa)
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Explain the congenital cholesteatoma
Congenital cholesteatoma: Persistent epidermoid:squamous epithelium present in the fetus in middle ear mucosa adjacent to the tympanic membrane), that fails to resorb after 15 week gestation they presumably continue to grow and develop into congenital cholesteatomas .Arise in the superior anterior middle ear, possibly in area of tensor tympani
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1. History of otitis media is present in most---------------- 2. Pathophysiology of otitis media 3. Treatment of otitis media
History of chronic otitis media is present in most include expansile pearly cyst within the middle ear or mastoid cavity Pathophysiology is likely multifactorial and remains controversial Treatment is surgical but may recur locally

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