Two Cases of Eosinophilic Otitis Media.
- Author:
Byung Don LEE
1
;
Jae Hong PARK
;
Yong Man LEE
;
Dong Won KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. bdlee12@hosp.sch.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Otitis media with effusion;
Eosinophil;
Asthma
- MeSH:
Adult;
Asthma;
Ear, Middle;
Eosinophils*;
Fibrinogen;
Gelatin;
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural;
Humans;
Mucous Membrane;
Otitis Media with Effusion;
Otitis Media*;
Otitis*;
Tympanic Membrane
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2006;49(3):334-338
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Eosinophilic otitis media is characterized by thickened, bulging and pale tympanic membrane with viscous or gelatinous secretion in the middle ear cavity. Gelatin-like fluid contains many eosinophils and this disease may occur in patients with adult onsetbronchial asthma. It is intractable otitis media which resists all therapy including myringostomy and tympanomastoidectomy due to abnormal mucosa until the allergic factor is controlled. In these patients, oral steroid is very effective in controlling the disease. Major complication of eosinophilic otitis media is sensorineural hearing loss which may occur despite steroid therapy. We report two cases of patients with bilateral otitis media with bronchial asthma, which were treated with oral and topical steroid therapies.
