Abstract
Ear, nose and throat (ENT) presentations to primary care are common and frequently affect military patients. Many patients can be managed in primary care with appropriate treatment, but some presentations require appropriate, timely, and occasionally emergency onward referral for hospital management. This paper discusses the management of common otological presentations including otitis externa (OE), acute otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media (including cholesteatoma), tympanic membrane (TM) perforations and pinna haematoma.
MeSH terms
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Cholesteatoma / complications
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Cholesteatoma / diagnosis
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Cholesteatoma / therapy
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Ear Auricle
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Ear Diseases / complications
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Ear Diseases / diagnosis*
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Ear Diseases / therapy*
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Hematoma / complications
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Hematoma / diagnosis
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Hematoma / therapy
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Humans
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Military Medicine
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Otitis Externa / complications
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Otitis Externa / diagnosis
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Otitis Externa / therapy
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Otitis Media / complications
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Otitis Media / diagnosis
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Otitis Media / therapy
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Tympanic Membrane Perforation / complications
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Tympanic Membrane Perforation / diagnosis
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Tympanic Membrane Perforation / therapy