Recurrent
or chronic upper respiratory tract infections (otitis media, otorrhoea,
sinusitis, tonsillitis ) |
Current event with at least one episode
in past six months. Symptom complex: fever with unilateral face pain
and nasal discharge (sinusitis) or painful swollen eardrum (otitis
media), sore throat with productive cough (bronchitis), sore throat
(pharyngitis) and barking croup-like cough (LTB), persistent or recurrent
ear discharge. |
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Acute otitis media:
The earliest visible otoscopic change in acute suppurative otitis
media consists of redness, edema, and bulging of the pars flaccida.
From: Michael Hawke MD. website.
http://otitismedia.hawkelibrary.com/aom |