asmi Forum Hero
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| | 06/02/04 - 07:02 PM  
 
   
 
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otitis media
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| son64 Forum Elite
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| | 06/02/04 - 07:06 PM  
 
   
 
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Yes it is OM
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| bobby Forum Guru
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| | 06/03/04 - 08:59 AM  
 
   
 
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why not c? i thought it shold be int. pneu
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| bobby Forum Guru
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| | 06/03/04 - 09:00 AM  
 
   
 
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why not c? i thought it should be int. pneu (sorry for the repeat..)
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| Idiopathic Forum Guru
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| | 06/03/04 - 09:18 AM  
 
   
 
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It actually is A, I think. The measles bug causes Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells to form and promotes lymphoid hyperplasia. In adults, a fecalith obstruction is the cause of appy, but in kids, it is obstruction from lymphoid.
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| tess Forum Guru
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| | 06/03/04 - 07:06 PM  
 
   
 
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By statstics, the answer is "otitis media". thanks guys. 
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| Idiopathic Forum Guru
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| | 06/03/04 - 07:41 PM  
 
   
 
|   #8 |
Arggghhh.after I posted, I figured that lymphoid hyperplasia was just as likely to happen in the oropharynx than anywhere, which could block off the eustachia drainage.
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