Iino et al reported criteria for the diagnosis of eosinophilic otitis media. The authors are from Jichi Medical University in Omiya-ku, Japan.
Patient selection: otitis media with effusion
Major criteria:
(1) eosinophil-dominant effusion
Minor criteria:
(1) bronchial asthma
(2) resistance to conventional treatment for otitis media
(3) viscous middle ear effusion
(4) nasal polyposis
Additional findings:
(1) chronic rhinosinusitis
(2) bilateral disease
(3) granulation tissue formation
The diagnosis of eosinophilic otitis media was made if both of the following were present:
(1) the major criteria
(2) >= 2 of the minor criteria
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Specialty: Neurology, Otolaryngology
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