Wednesday, July 21, 2010

What is the difference between keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma?

if they are the same, why is their name different?

What is the difference between keratosis obturans and cholesteatoma?
Keratosis Obturans is a hard plug of wax and dry skin sometimes found in the external and auditory canal.





Cholesteatoma is the accumulation of tissue in the middle ear caused by repeated middle ear infections.


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