Q. WHAT IS OTORRHOEA?
- It is defined as the discharge from the ear.
Q. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF OTORRHOEA AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT TYPES?
- Serous : Like serum
- Serosanguinous : Serum + Blood tinged
- Mucoid : Mucin tread seen while suckiing or moping the discharge
- Mucopurulent : Mucoid discharge + pus
- Purulent : Pus, yellow in colour and may be foul smelling
- Watery : Water like
- Blood : bright red or dark red
Q. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS WHERE VARIOUS TYPES OF DISCHARGE ARE OCCUR?
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Q. WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF OTORRHOEA ACCORDING TO ANATOMICAL SITES IN EAR?
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Q. HOW DO YOU CONFIRM IF THE WATERY DISCHARGE IS CSF OR NOT?
- It is assessed by following test:
- Halo Sign: Clear halo like ring is formed if CSF discharged if dropped on the filter paper.
- Glucose estimation can be done which is > 30 mg/dl
- ß2 Transferring band is present on Immunoelectrophoresis. It is the most confirmatory test for CSF otorrhoea.
