Question

A 30-year-old has a painful, fluctuant swelling behind the ear and downward displacement of the auricle, with fever and mastoid tenderness. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Mastoiditis

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Otitis externa

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Acute otitis media

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Cholesteatoma

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Perichondritis

Practice question

A 30-year-old has a painful, fluctuant swelling behind the ear and downward displacement of the auricle, with fever and mastoid tenderness. Which is the most likely diagnosis?