A 14-year-old boy who is on the high school swim team is complaining of pain in his ear. His physician diagnoses the pain as swimmer's ear, resulting from exposure to a fungus. The term for this condition is:

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Swimmer's ear, or otitis externa, is an infection of the outer ear canal that is often caused by exposure to water and can be caused by a fungus (otomycosis). Otitis media (A) is a middle ear infection, otorrhea (C) is abnormal ear discharge, and otosclerosis (D) is a condition where the middle ear bones become fixed and can lead to hearing loss.

A 14-Year-Old Boy Who Is on the High School Swim