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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1994;37(1): 38-43. |
Idiopathic Blue Eardrum : A Clinical Analysis |
Keehyun Park, MD, Myung-Hyun Chung, MD, Jung-Il Cho, MD, and Jang-Hoon Chi MD |
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea |
특발성 고실혈종의 임상분석 |
박기현 · 정명현 · 조정일 · 지장훈 |
연세대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
Idiopathic blue eardrum is a term used to designate a chronic condition characterized by dark-blue eardrum. This condition is said to arise from unknown reason as a consequence of nontraumatic bleeding into the middle ear cavities. Although many authors have reported the blue eardrum since it was first thoroughly described 'blue drum membrane' by Shambaugh(1929), the pathogenesis of blue eardrum is still controversial, as it is still undetermined whether it is a variant form of otitis media with effusion or a quite independent clinical entity. In the present study, we analysed 17 cases of idiopathic blue eardrum to evaluate its clinical findings and related pathogenesis. The results suggest that it has a possibility of different clinical entity rather than different phase of otitis media with effusion.
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Keywords:
Blue eardrumㆍCholesterol granulomaㆍOtitis media with effusion. |
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