A child presents to the clinic with ear discharge amd long standing history of unresolved uri what could be the possible disease condition involving both the scenario
Answers
"Discharge from the ear can be caused by acute otitis media with perforation of the eardrum, chronic suppurative otitis media, tympanostomy tube otorrhea, or acute otitis externa. Trauma, such as a basilar skull fracture, can also lead to discharge from the ear due to cerebral spinal drainage from the brain and its covering (meninges).
By reflux or aspiration of unwanted secretions from the nasopharynx into the normally sterile middle-ear space, the fluid may then become infected usually with bacteria. The virus that caused the initial URI can itself be identified as the pathogen causing the infection. "
A child ear discharge and long history of unresolved Uri went to clinic. From the given symptoms it can be inferred that the child is affected with condition called chronic otitis media with effusion, shortly known as COME.
Explanation:
It happens when liquid stays in the center ear for quite a while or returns again and again, despite the fact that there is no disease. COME makes it harder for kids to battle new contamination and furthermore can influence their hearing.