What Is Bullous Myringitis?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
2. Causes
Bullous myringitis is an infection that can be caused by a number of viruses and bacteria. The same pathogens are also behind many instances of the flu, the common cold, and other kinds of ear infection. The disease ‘myringitis’ is a type of acute otitis media. This, in turn, refers to inflammatory diseases that affect the middle ear. The word ‘Bullous’ is a name given to disease that cause blisters (bullae).
Among the most common causes is an infection by the streptococcus pneumoniae, which is responsible for causing strep throat. Mycoplasma is another genus of bacterium that is a common cause for the condition.
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