A patient is admitted to the unit with irreversible tissue damage and persistent tympanic membrane perforation. What is this?
A) Otitis externa
B) Cholesteatoma
C) Chronic otitis media
D) Middle ear effusion
Ans: C
Feedback: Chronic otitis media is defined as repeated episodes of acute otitis media, causing irreversible tissue damage and persistent tympanic membrane perforation.
Otitis externa refers to inflammation of the external auditory canal. Cholesteatoma is an ingrowth of the skin of the external layer of the eardrum into the middle ear. A middle ear effusion is denoted by fluid in the middle ear without evidence of infection.
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