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First forty-eight hours of developing otitis media: an experimental study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12834127     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The early inflammatory changes in the tympanic membrane were explored in 2 rat models. Acute otitis media was induced by instillation of Streptococcus pneumoniae type 3 into the middle ear cavity, and otitis media with effusion was induced by blockage of the eustachian tube. Otomicroscopic examination was performed before the rats were painlessly sacrificed at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, or 48 hours after initiation of the otitis media conditions. The tympanic membrane was studied by light and electron microscopy. Both acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion caused early inflammatory changes of the tympanic membrane, and the pars flaccida was the portion that reacted first. The inflammatory alterations were most pronounced in the acute otitis media model. The course of inflammation showed a bimodal pattern with an early deposition of a filamentous material with a band pattern, typical of fibrin. Despite a fluid-filled middle ear cavity, the inflammatory changes in the otitis media with effusion model were moderate, as was consistent with the clinical appearance of the tympanic membrane.
Authors:
Per Olof Eriksson; Cecilia Mattsson; Sten Hellström
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology     Volume:  112     ISSN:  0003-4894     ISO Abbreviation:  Ann. Otol. Rhinol. Laryngol.     Publication Date:  2003 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-07-01     Completed Date:  2003-07-24     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0407300     Medline TA:  Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  558-66     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Disease Progression
Male
Otitis Media with Effusion / microbiology*,  pathology*
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Time Factors

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