Acute left otitis externa - swimmer's ear

Case contributed by Chris O'Donnell , 14 Feb 2016
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Chris O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2016

Updates to Study Attributes

Findings was changed:

Normal ear shows no soft tissue thickening in the external canal and normal typanictympanic membrane.  The inflammed left ear shows circumferential soft tissue swelling in the external canal and slight thickening of the tympanic membrane (arrow).  No bone erosion.

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