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Otitis media is an infectious disease arising within the middle ear. Otitis media emerges as an acute or chronic inflammation or infection of middle ear cavity or middle ear space. The condition is preponderantly constituted of acute otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media and otitis media with effusion. A globally discerned infection, otitis media appears due to diverse bacterial or viral agents although fungal or pneumocystis infection can exceptionally appear in immunocompromised or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected subjects.
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Otitis media is an infectious disease arising within the middle ear. Otitis media emerges as an acute or chronic inflammation or infection of middle ear cavity or middle ear space. The condition is preponderantly constituted of acute otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media and otitis media with effusion. A globally discerned infection, otitis media appears due to diverse bacterial or viral agents although fungal or pneumocystis infection can exceptionally appear in immunocompromised or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected subjects.
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Although a variety of factors predispose to otitis media such as congenital palate defects, altered immunity of host, viral infection or bacterial infection, dysfunction or obstruction of the Eustachian tube appears as a significant contributory factor. Of obscure incidence, otitis media is preponderantly discerned in children between 6 months to 24 months and disease incidence declines following 5 years of age. Nevertheless, no age of disease emergence is exempt [1,2]. Otitis media is uncommon in adults and specific subpopulations such as children with cleft palate, reoccurring otitis media or immunocompromised individuals may be incriminated. A mild male predominance is observed [1,2].
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This page is a summary of: The Aural Defilement-Otitis Media, Journal of Virology and Viral Diseases, February 2022, Acquire Publications LLC,
DOI: 10.54289/jvvd2200103.
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