The epidemiology of acute bullous myringitis and its relationship to recurrent acute otitis media in children less than 2 years of age

Myringitis: An update

“…The BM is relatively an uncommon condition. The reported incidence of BM in children of less than two years age is around 5.7% (Kotikoski et al, 2003a). In contrast to GM, the BM is commonly associated with the middle ear disease (Palmu et al, 2001), and there can be a transient inner ear dysfunction in more than half of the BM patients.…”

“…As per the studies reported in the literature, BM seems to be common in women (Drendel et al, 2012). However, among the younger children, boys are affected more often (Kotikoski et al, 2003a). The children are prone to BM during the winter season for the apparent reason of dysfunctional Eustachian tube in cold climates.…”

The bloated ear drum- A unique case of bullous myringitis

“…There are several types of myringitis such as granular, bullous, haemorrhagic bullous and fungal. 1 It is also one of the causes of otitis externa. Since the 19 t h century the aetiology of bullous myringitis was attributed it to bacterial infection by some while others to viral but it is still an enigma.…”

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“…Chronic myringitis, as known as granular myringitis, is a chronic inflammation characterized by de-epithelialization and granulation of tympanic membrane with symptoms duration more than 1 month [1][2][3]. Whereas bullous myringitis or hemorrhagic myringitis are the acute inflammation of tympanic membrane that often associate with acute otitis media [4]. Patients suffering from chronic myringitisis commonly misdiagnosed as chronic suppurative otitis media or otitis externa since patient may experience chronic itchiness, otorrhea, otalgia in these disorders [1,2].…”