Hemotympanums secondary to spontaneous epistaxis in a 7-year-old

1 The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and should not be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of Army or the Department of Defense. Hemotympanum is a well-known physical finding most often associated with basilar skull fractu...

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Published in:The Journal of emergency medicine 2004, Vol.26 (1), p.61-63
Main Authors: Hurtado, Timothy R, Zeger, Wesley G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Ear Diseases - diagnosis
Ear Diseases - etiology
epistaxis
Epistaxis - complications
Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Hemorrhage - etiology
hemotympanum
Humans
Male
Otitis Media - complications
Otitis Media - diagnosis
pediatrics
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Summary:1 The opinions and assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and should not be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of Army or the Department of Defense. Hemotympanum is a well-known physical finding most often associated with basilar skull fractures and therapeutic nasal packing. A literature review demonstrated only five cases of hemotympanum associated with spontaneous epistaxis in adults. To our knowledge, there have been no reported cases in children. We present a case of a 7-year-old child with bilateral hemotympanums secondary to spontaneous epistaxis.
ISSN:0736-4679
2352-5029
DOI:10.1016/j.jemermed.2003.05.001