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Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear. [2] One of the two main types is acute otitis media (AOM), [3] an infection of rapid onset that usually presents with ear pain. [1] In young children this may result in pulling at the ear, increased crying, and poor sleep. [1] Decreased eating and a fever may also be present. [1]
"Quantitative PCR of ear discharge from Indigenous Australian children with acute otitis media with perforation supports a role for Alloiococcus otitidis as a secondary pathogen". BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders. 12 (1): 11. doi: 10.1186/1472-6815-12-11. PMC 3546424. PMID 23033913
Alloiococcus otitis is a species of bacteria first isolated from human middle-ear fluid, the type species of its monotypic genus. The type strain is NCFB 2890. The type strain is NCFB 2890. [ 1 ]
The most common aetiology of acute otitis externa is bacterial infection, [5] while chronic cases are often associated with underlying skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. [6] A third form, malignant otitis externa, or necrotising otitis externa, is a potentially life-threatening, invasive infection of the external auditory canal and ...
Poulter, Melinda D., and Claudia J. Hinnebusch. "Turicella otitidis in a young adult with otitis externa." Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 13.1 (2005): 31–32. Gomez-Garces JL, Alhambra A, Alos JI, Barrera B, García G (2004). "Acute and chronic otitis media and Turicella otitidis: a controversial association". Clin Microbiol Infect.
Clinical infections due to these organisms are rare. The common causes are related to the genitourinary tract and urinary tract obstruction. [4] Oligella spp. have also been detected in the ear canal and middle ear of people with chronic otitis media, [5] [6] however the clinical relevance of these species for otitis media is poorly understood.
Gradenigo's syndrome, also called Gradenigo-Lannois syndrome, [1] [2] is a complication of otitis media and mastoiditis involving the apex of the petrous temporal bone. It was first described by Giuseppe Gradenigo in 1904. [3]
A retrospective study of success rates in 96 adults and 130 children with otitis media treated with CO 2 laser myringotomy showed about a 50% cure rate at six months in both groups. [13] To date, there have been no published systematic reviews.