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Case Reports
. 2020 May-Jun;41(3):102487.
doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102487. Epub 2020 Apr 16.

New type of corona virus induced acute otitis media in adult

Vural Fidan  1
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New type of corona virus induced acute otitis media in adult

Vural Fidan. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 May-Jun.

Abstract

Since late December 2019, a new type of coronavirus (CIVID-19) causing a cluster of respiratory infections was first identified in Wuhan-China. And it disseminated to all countries. Generally, COVID-19 cases have fever, cough, respiratory distress findings (dyspnoea, intercostal retraction, cyanosis etc.). In this paper, we have presented an adult otitis media case whom infected with COVID-19, but she have not any classical COVID-19 symptoms.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Otitis media; Reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction; X-ray.

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Otoscopic finding of ear.
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Audiometry of patient.
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Chest X-ray of patient.
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