Catalog
Other chronic suppurative otitis media
Link to WHO Definition
Other chronic suppurative otitis media – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2019948313
This involves a perforation (hole) in the tympanic membrane and active bacterial infection within the middle ear space for several weeks or more. There may be enough pus that it drains to the outside of the ear (otorrhea), or the purulence may be minimal enough to only be seen on examination using a binocular microscope.