Background:To compare the microbiology of Cerumen bacterial flora in acute otitis externa patients and healthy individuals. Methods: In this comparative study a total of 120 participants were included, consisting of 50 patients of acute otitis externa patients and 70 healthy participants. Healthy cases without any medical problems but with cerumen in the ear canal were enrolled ascontrol group....

felt that visualization of the tympanic membrane was important for diagnosing otitis externa. This survey demonstrates that although there is widespread knowledge that aural toilet, antibiotics and steroid ear drops are appropriate treatment for otitis externa, there are a number of general practitioners who appear to have difficulty in making this diagnosis. The pattern of our clinic referrals...

Pseudoaneurysm of the internal carotid artery (ICA) is a rare complication of head and neck infections. To date, three cases of petrous ICA pseudoaneurysm have been described as a complication of otogenic infection, including only one secondary to malignant otitis externa. We present here the first case of cervical ICA pseudoaneurysm as a complication of malignant otitis externa, and stress the...

BACKGROUND Otitis externa is a common clinical problem in general practice and yet there are remarkably few data available on the demographic characteristics of patients with this condition and the approaches used by general practitioners (GPs) in the United Kingdom (UK) to manage it. AIM To define the descriptive epidemiology of otitis externa in the general population, to describe the first...

A recent case report in this journal highlighted the pathophysiology and management of bacterial malignant otitis externa (MOE) (1). We describe the case of an elderly gentleman who had a delayed diagnosis of fungal MOE with advanced diseased at time of diagnosis. This case highlights the changing microbiology of this serious disease and the difficulty in diagnosis given the rarity of this form...

The present study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of Malassezia in common ear affections of dogs. A total of 115 dogs with ear affections were evaluated between March 2014 and May 2015. Otoscopic examination and microbiological isolation was done for diagnosis. Case prevalence of Malassezia infection in otitis externa was 19.1%. Relatively higher proportion of Malassezia was found in ma...

OBJECTIVE To describe a relatively unknown clinical entity - inflammatory cast of the tympanic membrane after acute otitis media - and its simple out-patient treatment. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of case series. SETTING Subspecialty practice at a tertiary hospital. PATIENTS Seven patients diagnosed previously with acute otitis media with perforation or otitis externa, and with pers...

skin of the outer ear canal, often associated with underlying dermatological conditions.1,2 Symptoms include discharge from the ear, reduced hearing, itch, and mild to severe pain. It may present as an acute episode, or may develop into a chronic condition causing significant adverse effects on a patient’s daily activity.3,4 Optimal treatment for otitis externa requires suction of the external ...

To evaluate the effectiveness of an otic suspension containing polymyxin B, miconazole, and prednisolone (Surolan® otic suspension) in the treatment of canine otitis externa, clinical cases were recruited from veterinary practices at four geographic sites in the United States and Canada, and randomly assigned to either the test product or a positive control product containing gentamicin, clotri...

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