Hematotympanum

A hematotympanum is a collection of blood in the tympanic cavity . The eardrum is intact and appears bluish when viewed otoscopically due to the blood behind it .

For example, a hematotympanum can occur in a fracture of the temporal bone .

See also

Timpani effusion

literature

• Pschyrembel "Clinical Dictionary". 257th edition. Walter de Gruyter , Berlin New York 1994, ISBN 3-11-014183-3 , p. 581

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