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Infectious mononucleosis resists prevention and antimicrobial treatment. Therapy is essentially supportive: relief of symptoms; bed rest during the acute febrile period; and acetaminophen or ibuprofen for headache and sore throat. Sore throat can also be helped with warm salt-water gargles. If severe throat inflammation causes airway obstruction, steroids can be used to relieve swelling and avoid tracheotomy. Splenic rupture, marked by sudden abdominal pain, requires splenectomy. About 20% of patients with infectious mononucleosis will also have streptococcal pharyngotonsillitis; these patients should receive antibiotic therapy.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hospitalization usually isn’t required for acute infectious myringitis. Treatment consists of measures to relieve pain: analgesics, such as aspirin or acetaminophen, and application of heat to the external ear are usually sufficient, but severe pain may necessitate use of codeine.
Systemic or topical antibiotics prevent or treat secondary infection. Incision of blebs and evacuation of serum and blood may relieve pressure and help drain exudate but don’t speed recovery.
Treatment for chronic granular myringitis consists of systemic antibiotics or local anti-inflammatory/antibiotic combination eardrops, and surgical excision and cautery. If stenosis is present, surgical reconstruction is necessary.
Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Hospitalization isn’t usually required for acute infectious myringitis. Treatment consists of measures to relieve pain. Administration of an analgesic, such as aspirin or acetaminophen, and application of heat to the external ear are usually sufficient, but severe pain may necessitate the use of codeine.
A systemic or topical antibiotic can prevent or treat secondary infection. Incision of the blebs and evacuation of serum and blood may relieve pressure and help drain exudate, but these measures don’t speed recovery.
Treatment of chronic granular myringitis consists of a systemic antibiotic or local anti-inflammatory antibiotic combination eardrops, and surgical excision and cautery. If stenosis is present, surgical reconstruction is necessary.
Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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