An extremely rare case of the 21 years women with the tuberculosis of the tympanic cavity behind the intact tympanic membrane was presented. The authors have described the clinical picture, diagnosis difficulties and ways of therapy. A surgical treatment and antituberculosis treatment was satisfactory.
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Biomolecules
December 2024
Department of Otolaryngology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093-0666, USA.
The tympanic membrane forms an impenetrable barrier between the ear canal and the air-filled middle ear, protecting it from fluid, pathogens, and foreign material entry. We previously screened a phage display library and discovered peptides that mediate transport across the intact membrane. The route by which transport occurs is not certain, but possibilities include paracellular transport through loosened intercellular junctions and transcellular transport through the cells that comprise the various tympanic membrane layers.
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November 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Woodlands Health Campus, Singapore, SGP.
A 28-year-old female domestic helper presented to the Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic complaining of three weeks of right otalgia associated with a right blocked ear. The hearing was otherwise normal, and she denied otorrhoea, dizziness or imbalance, ear digging, or water contact, and has no history of ear eczema. She has no other past medical history and no recent travel history.
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April 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Center, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Objective: Assess the long-term outcome of pediatric myringoplasty.
Methods: Tympanoplasty type I, myringoplasty, was performed on 85 children (91 consecutive operations, 74 primary and 17 revisions) under 16 years of age. The perforations were sequela either to acute or chronic inflammatory middle ear disease.
BMJ Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth- Deemed to be-University, Pondicherry, India.
Cureus
November 2024
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, St. Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, PHL.
Introduction The Eustachian tube (ET) serves various functions, such as pressure regulation, mucociliary clearance, and middle ear protection. Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (ETD) pertains to a problem with the ventilatory function of the Eustachian tube and is a common condition seen in the ENT clinic. There is currently no gold standard in diagnosing ETDs, but numerous measures are being employed and studied.
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