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Otitis Media without Effusion

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Otitis Media without Effusion, Myringitis, Bullous Myringitis

  • See Also
  1. Otalgia
  2. Acute Otitis Media
  • Signs
  1. Tympanic Membrane erythema
  2. Opacification of TM without effusion
  3. Other findings
    1. Bullous Myringitis
      1. Acute pain with a red Tympanic Membrane AND hemorrhagic bullae (or serosanguinous)
      2. Viral causes are most common (esp. RSV, Influenza A)
      3. Of Bacterial causes, Streptococcus Pneumoniae is most common
  • Causes
  1. Early Acute Otitis Media
  2. Resolution of Otitis Media
  • Resources
  1. Bullous Myringitis (Stat Pearls)
    1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553029/