Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

External otitis

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Painful swollen ear, ear pain;
White discharge; pruritus;
Red and swollen ear canal;
Hearing loss (possible);
Severe presentation: periauricular erythema, lymphadenopathy, fever.

PhysicalFindings

Painful when move patient's pinna/auricle or push firmly on the tragus.

ClinicalTests

For severe or recurrent cases: culture.

RiskFactors

Swimming history, water exposure in ear canal

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Malignant external otitis (also termed necrotizing external otitis) complication after bacterial external OM

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

Topical or oral antibiotics

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/ear,-nose,-and-throat-disorders/external-ear-disorders/external-otitis-acute