Cholesteatoma
Cholesteatoma
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England: British Medical Journal Publishing Group
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English
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Typically cholesteatoma presents with intermittent unilateral otorrhoea (ear discharge) and a progressive hearing loss, 6 which may mimic and be misdiagnosed as recurrent or chronic otitis externa or otitis media. Successful negligence claims have been filed in the United Kingdom ( http://boyesturnerclaims.com/case-study.html?id=85 ) and the United States ( www.upton-hatfield.com/news/verdicts.html ) for complications resulting from a missed diagnosis in primary care, although no published data are available on frequency of misdiagnosis. At presentation the ossicles are often eroded, contribut...
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Cholesteatoma
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_855203079
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_855203079
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0959-8138,1756-1833
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1468-5833,1756-1833
DOI
10.1136/bmj.d1088
