Diagnosaurus
Otitis externa
DDx
- Seborrheic dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Excoriation
- Excessive ear cleaning
- Ear pruritus
- Malignant otitis externa (osteomyelitis)
- Squamous cell carcinoma (especially persistent otitis externa)
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Otitis Externa." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114332/all/Otitis_externa.
Zeiger RFR. Otitis externa. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114332/all/Otitis_externa. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Otitis externa. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114332/all/Otitis_externa
Zeiger RFR. Otitis Externa [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114332/all/Otitis_externa.
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