Chronic suppurative otitis media

INTRODUCTION: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a common cause of hearing impairment, disability, and poor scholastic performance, and can occasionally lead to fatal intracranial infections and acute mastoiditis, especially in resource-poor countries

Chronic suppurative otitis media

Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) causes recurrent or persistent discharge (otorrhoea) through a perforation in the tympanic membrane, and can lead to thickening of the middle ear mucosa, mucosal polyps, and cholesteatoma. CSOM is a common cause of hearing impairment, disability, and poor scholastic performance, and can occasionally lead to fatal intracranial infections and acute mastoiditis, especially in resource-poor countries