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Right attic cholesteatoma
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Anatomy of the ear
Created by BMJ Knowledge Centre
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Squamous cell carcinoma of the ear canal
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Left ear with effusion behind intact tympanic membrane
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Battle’s sign
Reproduced with permission from van Dijk GW. The bare essentials: head injury. Pract Neurol. 2011 Feb;11(1):50-5.
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Swollen ear canal, almost completely closed due to acute otitis externa
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Right tympanic membrane perforation
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Picture of a normal left ear
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Foreign body in ear canal
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Otomycosis: fungal debris in ear canal
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Insect in ear canal with pressure equalization tube visible anteriorly
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Erythematous bulging tympanic membrane due to acute otitis media
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Right ear with glomus tumor visible inferiorly behind intact tympanic membrane
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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Hemotympanum
Reproduced with permission from van Dijk GW. The bare essentials: head injury. Pract Neurol. 2011 Feb;11(1):50-5.
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Ear canal with bony narrowing secondary to exostoses
From the collection of Dr Richard Buckingham
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