Fig. 4.1 Typical eardrum perforation following tympanostomy tube extrusion Several issues should be investigated before considering surgical closure of a long-standing eardrum perforation [22]. First, age plays a role. Closure…
Laryngitis Common Viruses: adenovirus, influenza Less common Viruses: parainfluenza, coronavirus, rhinovirus, RSV, enteroviruses, HSV Bacteria: Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus Uncommon Viruses: mumps, measlesa, CMV, EBV Bacteria: Corynebacterium diphtheriae a Fungi:…
and Armando G. Correa3, 4 (1) Department of Otorhinolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 16 S Eutaw St Ste 500, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA (2) Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology,…
Class I—No CFTR protein produced Class II—CFTR protein is degraded in the cell before reaching the plasma membrane Class III—CFTR protein reaches the plasma membrane; however, is unable to be…
PFAPA Familial Mediterranean fever Hyper IgD Systemic onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis Onset at <5 years of age Common Unusual Common Common Length of fever episode 4 days 2 days…
Dibb WL, 1991 [11] Clark WB, 1997 [12] Jones, RN 1997 [13] Drehobl M, 2008 [14] Number of patients 226 23 433 627 Gram–positive organisms Staphylococcus aureus 34.1 %…
Site Region(s) drained by that node Etiologies Cervical Head/neck Viral upper respiratory tract infections Pyogenic infections of head/neck Actinomycosis Cat scratcha CMV, EBV Kawasaki disease Nocardia Non-tuberculous mycobacteriaa Toxoplasmosis Tuberculosisa…
Fig. 1.1 Acute otitis externa . Edema and erythema of the pinna and the ear canal can be noted Treatment The primary treatment for infectious otitis externa is the application…
Fig. 10.1 Vascular anatomy of the tonsil (Printed with permission from Texas Children’s Hospital) Pterygoid Muscles The capsule of the tonsil is separated from the superior constrictor muscle by loose…
