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The Blue Drum Membrane
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“…(2) Tubai occlusion has been a consistent finding in our patients and those of other clinicians. Smears of the fluid have contained from 1 to 12 red blood cells per high-power field.…”
Section: Report Of a Casesupporting
confidence: 92%
“…(2) Tubai occlusion has been a consistent finding in our patients and those of other clinicians. Smears of the fluid have contained from 1 to 12 red blood cells per high-power field.…”
Section: Report Of a Casesupporting
confidence: 92%
“…Previous reports 2 – 4 have observed that a change in middle-ear pressure, indicating eustachian tube dysfunction, is associated with the development of cholesterol granuloma, but that otitis media (also associated with eustachian tube dysfunction) rarely progresses to cholesterol granuloma formation. Friedmann 5 reported that when a cholesterol crystal was injected alone into a marmot tympanic cavity no cholesterol granuloma was formed, but that injection of cholesterol crystals plus alcohol did result in cholesterol granuloma formation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 88%
“…Since Shambaugh first reported two cases with 'blue drum membrane' in 1929 [21], there have been many reports of idiopathic blue ear drum or idiopathic hemotympanum [5,7]. The pathogenesis is believed to be the result of negative pressure in the middle ear cavity caused by poor eustachian tube function in patients with poorly pneumatized mastoid cavity [4,5].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
