Heterotopic ossification in chronic fibrosing otitis externa

Heterotopic ossification in chronic fibrosing otitis externa

Acquired external auditory canal atresia is a rare complication of chronic inflammatory otitis, and is generally fibrous or soft tissue in nature. Here, we present the first reported case of heterotopic ossification within chronic fibrosing otitis externa in a 25-year-old male patient with a childhood history of granular myringitis and failed tympanoplasty. A calcified mass was demonstrated adj...

Chronic Otitis Externa in a Labrador Retriever

externa. History. The patient, an outdoor farm dog that enjoyed swimming in ponds, had been treated for recurrent bacterial otitis externa for 2 years. Previous cultures revealed moderate growth of Staphylococcus intermedius (S pseudointermedius) that was determined to be sensitive to all antibiotics tested. On 4 occasions, treatment with a compounded combination of enrofloxacin and fluocinolon...

Acute otitis externa.

Acute otitis externa, also known as 'swimmer's ear', is a common disease of children, adolescents and adults. While chronic suppurative otitis media or acute otitis media with tympanostomy tubes or a perforation can cause acute otitis externa, both the infecting organisms and management protocol are different. This practice point focuses solely on managing acute otitis externa, without acute ot...

Honey for Otitis Externa

This study examined the use of a commercial, medical-grade honey (MGH) product for treating otic infections to determine if it would be an effective alternative to conventional therapies. Client-owned dogs (n = 15) with confirmed infectious otitis externa were enrolled and administered 1 mL of MGH once a day in each affected ear until clinical cure was achieved or until the end of the 21-day st...

Heterotopic Ossification