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Otitis
Nombres alternativos:
Infección del oÃdo; Infección auditiva
SÃntomas:
La presencia de otitis se puede presentar con cualquiera de los siguientes sÃntomas:
- Dolor de oÃdo
- Prurito u otra molestia en el oÃdo o en el conducto auditivo
- Drenaje del oÃdo
- Pérdida de la audición
- Ruido o zumbido en el oÃdo
- Fiebre
- EscalofrÃo
- Irritabilidad
- Indisposición (sensación de enfermedad general)
- Náuseas , vómitos
- Diarrea
Signos y exámenes:
El médico examina los oÃdos y utiliza un instrumento llamado otoscopio para mirar dentro de ellos. Los signos que se pueden observar durante un examen abarcan dolor y enrojecimiento del oÃdo externo o enrojecimiento o inflamación del tÃmpano.
- Fecha de revisión: 10/17/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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