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Otitis externa in general practice
Author(s) -
Yelland Michael
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb139790.x
Subject(s) - otitis , toilet , general practice , medicine , clinical practice , simple (philosophy) , audiology , intensive care medicine , surgery , family medicine , pathology , philosophy , epistemology
Otitis externa seen in general practice is most commonly bacterial in origin and is readily diagnosed and treated if a few simple guidelines are followed. These guidelines are discussed with emphasis on distinguishing the condition from otitis media, performing adequate ear toilet and choosing appropriate topical medications and vehicles for their application.