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Tympanic membrane bulging

MedGen UID:
1054640
•Concept ID:
CN376685
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Finding
HPO: HP:6000172

Definition

The tympanic membrane protrudes (swells outwards). This feature may be observed with otoscopy. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTympanic membrane bulging

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Payment analysis of two diagnosis and management approaches of acute otitis media.
Casey JR, Pichichero ME
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 2014 Aug;53(9):865-73. Epub 2014 May 9 doi: 10.1177/0009922814533592. PMID: 24817077Free PMC Article
Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic review.
Coker TR, Chan LS, Newberry SJ, Limbos MA, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG, Takata GS
JAMA 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2161-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1651. PMID: 21081729
Primary care management of otitis media among Australian children.
Gunasekera H, O'Connor TE, Vijayasekaran S, Del Mar CB
Med J Aust 2009 Nov 2;191(S9):S55-9. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02928.x. PMID: 19883358

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Effect of myringotomy on prognosis in pediatric acute otitis media.
Nomura Y, Ishibashi T, Yano J, Ichikawa T, Shinogami M, Monobe H, Hirai R, Kaga K
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005 Jan;69(1):61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.002. PMID: 15627448

Diagnosis

Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic review.
Coker TR, Chan LS, Newberry SJ, Limbos MA, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG, Takata GS
JAMA 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2161-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1651. PMID: 21081729

Therapy

Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic review.
Coker TR, Chan LS, Newberry SJ, Limbos MA, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG, Takata GS
JAMA 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2161-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1651. PMID: 21081729
Effect of myringotomy on prognosis in pediatric acute otitis media.
Nomura Y, Ishibashi T, Yano J, Ichikawa T, Shinogami M, Monobe H, Hirai R, Kaga K
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005 Jan;69(1):61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.002. PMID: 15627448

Prognosis

Effect of myringotomy on prognosis in pediatric acute otitis media.
Nomura Y, Ishibashi T, Yano J, Ichikawa T, Shinogami M, Monobe H, Hirai R, Kaga K
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2005 Jan;69(1):61-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2004.08.002. PMID: 15627448

Clinical prediction guides

Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic review.
Coker TR, Chan LS, Newberry SJ, Limbos MA, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG, Takata GS
JAMA 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2161-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1651. PMID: 21081729

Recent systematic reviews

Diagnosis, microbial epidemiology, and antibiotic treatment of acute otitis media in children: a systematic review.
Coker TR, Chan LS, Newberry SJ, Limbos MA, Suttorp MJ, Shekelle PG, Takata GS
JAMA 2010 Nov 17;304(19):2161-9. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1651. PMID: 21081729

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