651. Comparative Analysis Between Bacterial And Fungal Malignant Otitis Externa
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Malignant otitis externa
In 1959, Meltzer & Kelemen presented the first case In 1974, Chandler Malignant otitis exterrna (13 cases from 1968 to 1974) Invasive infection of the external auditory canal and skull base Typically occurs in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus Increasing reports in patients with immunodepression state, eg. AIDS, hematological disorder(Leukemia, anemia, granulocytopenia, during cytotic or ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2328-8957
DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.845