A 34-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of left ear pain, without discharge or tinnitus.
A 34-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a 3-day history of left ear pain, without discharge or tinnitus.
A 15-year-old boy presents to the Children’s Emergency Department following a single episode of bleeding from his ear.
Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.
A painful ear in a febrile child
Febrile children compete for the most common non-traumatic paediatric presentation in the ED, causing concern for parents worldwide. Your mission: to find the source.
To the ENT novice there are a baffling number of terms that refer to problems with the ear… “otitis media” is that acute? Or suppurative? Or secretory? And where does glue ear fit into all of this and what are grommets anyway?!