Abstract
Referred otalgia is a challenging symptom, with the burden on the physician to identify the source. Only by careful patient history and physical examination can all causes in this extensive differential diagnosis be excluded. In the absence of primary otologic pathology, referred pain from a head and neck carcinoma must be considered foremost and ruled out.
MeSH terms
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Ear / innervation
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Earache* / etiology
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Earache* / physiopathology
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Facial Nerve / physiology
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Glossopharyngeal Nerve / physiology
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Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / complications
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Humans
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Laryngeal Diseases / complications
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Neuralgia / complications
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Pharyngeal Diseases / complications
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Tooth Diseases / complications
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Trigeminal Nerve / physiology
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Vagus Nerve / physiology