Management and outcomes in patients affected by malignant otitis externa.

Malignant Otitis Externa: An Experience of A 27-Year Period

Background and Objective: Malignant otitis externa is a rare but potentially fatal infection. It tends to affect the elderly as well as patients with diabetes and immunocompromised status. We aimed to identify the epidemiological, clinical, therapeutic, and evolutionary features of malignant otitis externa. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study including patients hospitalized in the infe...

Comparing Cerumen Bacterial Flora in Acute Otitis Externa Patients and Healthy Controls

Visual and Quantitative Analysis by Gallium-67 Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography in the Management of Malignant Otitis Externa

Objective: To evaluate the value of Gallium-67 single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography in the diagnosis and monitoring treatment response of malignant otitis externa. Methods: Eight patients underwent 12 Gallium-67 single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography scintigraphy for eight suspected malignant otitis externa and were subsequently subjected to vis...

Malignant otitis externa with skull base osteomyelitis

Malignant otitis externa associated with skull base osteomyelitis is a condition seen classically in the elderly, diabetic patient. This disease is difficult to manage, often requiring long-term antibiotic therapy. Here we present such a case, seen in a 74- year-old lady. Initially, she was treated for a number of years in the outpatient department with intermittent ear complaints, but eventual...

Squamous cell carcinoma of the ear masquerading as malignant otitis externa.

While both acute and chronic otitis externa represent conditions that are encountered commonly by primary care physicians, malignant otitis externa can be a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge to generalists and subspecialists alike. Malignant otitis eXterna is a devastating infection of the external auditory canal, which begins as a pseudomonas dermatitis but can progress to an invasive vascu...