Thread: ENT quiz

What is the diagnosis?
[hide] strep throat note the palatal petechiae [/hide]

Which of the following are risk factors for acute otitis media?


Day care (the risk increases with an increasing number of children, up to about 10 or 20)
Exposure to second hand smoke
Lack of breast-feeding
Sleeping prone
Allergies
Immunosuppression

[hide] all [/hide]

what is the cone of light?

[hide] The "cone of light" is a bright area extending from the center of the membrane, the umbo, forward [/hide]

What is the diagnosis?
[hide] diphtheria - first pic is faucial, second is bull neck [/hide]

This patient presented with acute ear pain. What does he have?

[hide] acute otitis media with bulging ear drum [/hide]

A 62-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department due to progressive breathing difficulty and voice changes
The examination of the larynx showed a ball of soft tissue obstructing the airway
What is the diagnosis?

[hide] Adenoma of the larynx [/hide]

Coronal CT of sinuses showing what?

[hide] The greyish thickening (at "+") between the air (black) and bone (white) of the maxillary sinus is compatible with sinusitis. Thickening greater than 3 mm is definitely abnormal. Thickening involves most of maxillary sinuses (M), but is more prominent on right. The maxillary sinus ostium is completely obstructed by grey area representing swollen tissue. The deformity of middle turbinate (above "*" - compare to opposite side) may contribute to obstruction of the osteomeatal unit. The greyish tissue in the ethmoid sinuses (E) are either polyps(P) or thickening of the mucosa [/hide]

This child presented with throat pain and dysphagia associated with high fever
What is the diagnosis?

[hide] Examination of the oropharynx demonstrates unilateral swelling and erythema of the left tonsil with deviation of the uvula to the contralateral side
- peritonsillar abscess [/hide]

what is the diagnosis?

[hide] ranula [/hide]

What is the diagnosis?



[hide] nasal polyp. A developing polyp is teardrop-shaped; when mature, it resembles a peeled seedless grape. [/hide]