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Otorrhea causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S. Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

Overview

Common causes of otorrhea include infectious, malignant, and trauma-related aural conditions.

Causes

Common Causes[1][2]

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning Contaminated water
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic Dermatitis of the external canal, Epidural abscess, Infectious eczematoid dermatitis
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat Aural polyps, Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea, Cholesteatoma, Chronic otitis media, Infectious myringitis, Malignant otitis externa, Mastoiditis, Myringitis, Occult cholesteatoma, Otitis externa, Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane
Endocrine Adenoidal hypertrophy
Environmental Foreign body
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic [[Prolonged topical antimicrobial use]
Infectious Disease Actinomyces, Aspergillus, Candida albicans, Chronic otitis media, Epidural abscess, Haemophilus influenzae, Infectious eczematoid dermatitis, Infectious myringitis, Mastoiditis, Moraxella catarrhalis, Prolonged topical antimicrobial use, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Tuberculosis
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Basilar skull fracture, Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic Aural polyps, Cholesteatoma, Malignant tumor, Occult cholesteatoma
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy Granulation tissue, Immunodeficiency
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma Basilar skull fracture, Otitis media with perforated tympanic membrane, Skull fracture, Trauma, Tympanic membrane rupture
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

References

  1. ↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
  2. ↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X


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