Question

A 7-year-old boy presents with a painful ear and reduced hearing. Otoscopic examination shows a red, bulging tympanic membrane with loss of the light reflex. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Acute otitis media

Answer

Otitis externa

Answer

Serous otitis media (glue ear)

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Chronic otitis media with perforation

Answer

Eustachian tube dysfunction

Practice question

A 7-year-old boy presents with a painful ear and reduced hearing. Otoscopic examination shows a red, bulging tympanic membrane with loss of the light reflex. Which is the most likely diagnosis?