No evidence of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in acute myringitis.

Our aim was to discover Mycoplasma pneumoniae in bullous and hemorrhagic myringitis in children <2 years of age. Middle ear fluid samples (n = 37) and samples taken from the blisters of the tympanic membranes (n = 12) studied by polymerase chain reaction for M. pneumoniae were negative.

The epidemiology of acute bullous myringitis and its relationship to recurrent acute otitis media in children less than 2 years of age.

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological characteristics of acute bullous myringitis (BM), i.e. inflammation of the tympanic membrane with blister(s) in children <2 years and study the relationship between bullous myringitis and recurrent acute otitis media.

The symptoms and clinical course of acute bullous myringitis in children less than two years of age.

Objective: the most characteristic symptom of acute bullous myringitis (inflammation of the tympanic membrane) is a sudden onset of severe ear pain. However, in infants and young children a precise symptom history is more difficult to obtain and the symptoms may be less specific. Our objective was to determine the occurrence of different symptoms, signs and the recovery of symptoms during the course of acute bullous myringitis in children less than 2 years.

Evaluation of the role of respiratory viruses in acute myringitis in children less than two years of age.

Background: The etiology of acute myringitis remains controversial although it is usually encountered in connection with acute otitis media (AOM). In most cases of acute myringitis a bacterial pathogen has been detected in the middle ear fluid, but the role of respiratory viruses has remained unclear. Our objective was to investigate the etiologic role of viruses in the pathogenesis of acute bullous and hemorrhagic myringitis in children <2 years of age.