TYMPANOSCLEROSIS:
INTRODUCTION 1
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Tympanosclerosis is the end product of a pathologic process that affects the connective tissue of the tympanic membrane and the middle ear mucosa.
This condition appears to be the result of a specific connective tissue autoimmune reaction against the lamina propria of the tympanic membrane or the basement membrane of the middle ear mucosa.
There is usually a history of previous episodes of otitis media, followed by another attack of otitis media which provokes the local tissue response. |
