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Abnormal cerumen color

MedGen UID:: 901353
•Concept ID:: C4280768
•: Finding

Synonym:	Abnormal cerumen pigmentation

HPO:	HP:0030790

Definition

An anomalous earwax color. Earwax (cerumen) is usually light to dark brown or orange in color. [from HPO]

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MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbnormal cerumen color

Phenotypic abnormality
- Ear malformation
  - Abnormal ear morphology
    - Abnormality of the outer ear
      - Abnormal auditory canal morphology
        Cerumen abnormality
        Abnormal cerumen color
        Dark cerumen

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A single-blind, randomized study to compare the efficacy of two ear drop preparations ('Audax' and 'Cerumol') in the softening of ear wax.

Dummer DS, Sutherland IA, Murray JA
Curr Med Res Opin 1992;13(1):26-30. doi: 10.1185/03007999209115219. PMID: 1468242

Therapy

A single-blind, randomized study to compare the efficacy of two ear drop preparations ('Audax' and 'Cerumol') in the softening of ear wax.

Dummer DS, Sutherland IA, Murray JA
Curr Med Res Opin 1992;13(1):26-30. doi: 10.1185/03007999209115219. PMID: 1468242

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