RT Book, Section A1 Rayala, Brian Z. A1 Sabella, Camille A2 Usatine, Richard P. A2 Sabella, Camille A2 Smith, Mindy Ann A2 Mayeaux, E.J. A2 Chumley, Heidi S. A2 Appachi, Elumalai SR Print(0) ID 1114869881 T1 Otitis Externa T2 The Color Atlas of Pediatrics YR 2015 FD 2015 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-176701-9 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114869881 RD 2024/10/15 AB An 11-year-old girl with a history of psoriasis presented to her pediatrician with a 2-day history of ear pain and drainage from her right ear canal. On physical examination, she is well appearing and afebrile. She has exquisite pain on movement of her right pinna and dried drainage visible at the opening of her external auditory canal (EAC). Her EAC is erythematous and mildly edematous, but the tympanic membrane is visualized and appears normal. She also has psoriatic lesions around her ear and scalp as currently her psoriasis is not under control (Figure 21-1). The pediatrician makes the diagnosis of otitis externa and prescribes once daily ofloxacin drops for 7 days. The girl has a prompt response and recovers completely.