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Otitis Media Flashcards

1
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What is otitis media (OM)?

A

An umbrella term for a group of complex infective and inflammatory conditions affecting the middle ear

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What do all types of OM involve?

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Pathology of the middle ear and middle ear mucosa

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What is an important subtype of OM?

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Acute otitis media (AOM) - these cards are really just about AOM

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What is AOM?

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An acute inflammation of the middle ear usually caused by bacterial or viral infection

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What is a subtype of AOM?

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Acute suppurative

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What is acute suppurative otitis media?

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AOM characterised by pus in the middle ear

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From where do most infective organisms travel to the middle ear?

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Nasopharynx

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How do organisms travel from the nasopharynx to the middle ear?

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Via the eustachian tube

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Who is more vulnerable to middle ear infections?

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Younger children

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Why are younger children more at risk of OM?

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The angle between the eustachian tube and the pharyngeal wall is less acute

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Why do children become less prone to OM as they get older?

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The angle between the pharyngeal wall and the eustachian tube becomes more acute

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What are most cases of AOM considered to be related to?

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Preceding or concomitant URTI

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13
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What percentage of AOM is due to bacterial infection?

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~70%

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What are the most common bacterial pathogens in AOM?

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  • Haemophilus influenza
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Streptococcus pyogenes
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What are the most common viral causes of AOM?

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  • RSV

- Rhinovirus

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What are the risk factors for developing AOM?

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  • Younger age
  • Male
  • Smoking in household
  • Daycare/nursery attendance
  • Formula feeding
  • Craniofacial abnormalities e.g. Down’s syndrome/cleft palate
17
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How does AOM typically present?

A

With a sudden onset of symptoms

18
Q

What symptoms may be present in AOM?

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  • Pain (otalgia)
  • Malaise
  • Irritability
  • Poor feeding
  • Fever
  • Coryza
  • Vomiting
19
Q

How may younger children express otalgia?

A

Tugging at their ear

20
Q

What might examination reveal in AOM?

A
  • Fever
  • Red, yellow or cloudy TM
  • Discharge in auditory canal secondary to TM perforation
21
Q

Why is AOM more difficult to diagnose in children under6 months?

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  • Non-specific symptoms
  • Co-exisiting disease may exist
  • TM may be difficult to see
22
Q

Are investigations usually required in AOM?

A

No

23
Q

If investigations are required what can be done?

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  • Culture of ear swab
  • Audiometry if hearing loss suspected
  • CT or MRI if suspicious of complications
24
Q

When is audiometry not performed?

A

During the acute infection itself

25
Q

What are some differentials for AOM?

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  • OME
  • Otitis externa
  • URTI
  • Referred pain from teeth
  • Foreign body in canal
  • TMJ pain
  • Trauma
  • Cholesteatoma
26
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What are the indications for hospital admission with AOM?

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  • Children under 3 with temp >38
  • Children with suspected complications
  • Children who are systemically unwell
27
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How are most cases of AOM managed in the community?

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  • Analgesia
  • Antipyrexials
  • Typically no antibiotics
28
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Why are antibiotics not routinely recommended in the management of AOM?

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They make little difference to symptoms or course of the disease

29
Q

When should antibiotics be considered?

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  • Systemically unwell
  • High risk of complications due to other conditions
  • Symptoms have lasted 4 or more days with no improvement
30
Q

If antibiotics are required what is the usual prescription?

A

5 days of amoxicillin

31
Q

What can be used in case of penicillin allergy?

A

Erythromycin or clarythromycin

32
Q

What class of antibiotics are erythromycin and clarythromycin?

A

Macrolides

33
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What are the potential (but rare) complications of AOM?

A
  • Preforated ear drum
  • Chronic suppurative OM
  • Meningitis
  • Mastoiditis
  • Facial nerve palsy

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