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What Causes Yellowish Fluid Discharge From Ear In Toddler?

Hello My 13 and a half month old baby has a discharge from one ear, kind of clear, slightly yellowish fluid, when it gets dry it gets darker yellow. She has recently been through a cold, but her fever finished yesterday, but the discharge from the ear is still there. What can i do about it and should i worry?
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service.
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

Brief answer--Acute suppurative otitis media.

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As the symptoms like fever, upper respiratory tract infection and ear discharge favour the diagnosis but otoscopic and sometimes if recurrent culture required. For fever ibuprofen or paracetamol is given.

Antibiotics should be started. The drug of choice is augmentin and pencicilline. Senstive childeren are given azithromycine, calrithromycine or cefixime.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Wasim Murtaza
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What Causes Yellowish Fluid Discharge From Ear In Toddler?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Brief answer--Acute suppurative otitis media. Detailed answer. As the symptoms like fever, upper respiratory tract infection and ear discharge favour the diagnosis but otoscopic and sometimes if recurrent culture required. For fever ibuprofen or paracetamol is given. Antibiotics should be started. The drug of choice is augmentin and pencicilline. Senstive childeren are given azithromycine, calrithromycine or cefixime. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Wasim Murtaza