17th September 2020

A 40-year-old female presents with ear discharge for the past week

A 40-year-old female presents with ear discharge for the past week. She also complains of progressive hearing loss over the past 2 months. Her observations were within normal range. Otoscopy revealed a pus-filled left ear canal and some erythema. On performing Rinne’s test, she is found to have air conduction better than bone conduction in both ears with localisation on Weber’s test to the right ear. 

Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Select the SINGLE most appropriate option from the list below. Select ONE option only.