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Secreción del oído - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Drenaje o flujo del oído; Otorrea; Sangrado del oído

Definición:

Es el drenaje de sangre, cerumen, pus o líquido del oído.

Consideraciones generales:

La mayor parte del tiempo, el líquido que sale del oído es cerumen o cera de oídos. (Para mayor información acerca de este tema, ver el artículo cerumen).

Sin embargo, la secreción también puede ser causada por irritación o infección leve. Una ruptura del tímpano puede provocar una secreción blanca y ligeramente sanguinolenta o amarillenta del oído y la señal de este problema con frecuencia es la presencia de material seco y encostrado en la almohada del niño.

El sangrado del oído también puede deberse a una lesión, cáncer o un objeto extraño en el conducto auditivo externo.

Causas comunes:

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/19/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Alden J. Pearl, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Cummings CW, Flint PW, Haughey BH, et al. Otolaryngology: Head & Neck Surgery. 4th ed. St Louis, Mo; Mosby; 2005:2867-2871.

Behrman RE. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders: 2004; 2127.

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