Question

A cauliflower-like growth with foul-smelling discharges seen during an otoscopic exam of the left ear of an 8-year-old boy with a history of chronic otitis media. The tympanic membrane and ossicles are not visible, and the patient seems to be having difficulty hearing the nurse practitioner's instructions. Which with the following conditions is best described?
(A) Chronic perforation of the tympanic membrane with secondary bacterial infection.
(B) Chronic mastoiditis.
(C) Cholesteatoma.
(D) Cancer of the middle ear.

Answer 1

Answer: Cholesteatoma

Explanation:

A cholesteatoma is a medical condition in which abnormal non cancerous growth that can develop in the middle section of the ear located behind the eardrum.

It can be a birth defect which is mostly caused by the repeated middle ear infection. In this condition cyst forms that sheds the older layer of skin.

Here, the condition that is seen is Cholesteatoma.