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Otitis externa: Review and clinical update.
Otitis externa can take an acute or a chronic form, with the acute form affecting four in 1,000 persons annually and the chronic form affecting 3 to 5 percent of the population. Acute disease commonly results from bacterial (90 percent of cases) or fungal (10 percent of cases) overgrowth in an ear canal subjected to excess moisture or to local trauma. Chronic disease often is part of a more gen...
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Acute otitis externa is a common condition involving inflammation of the ear canal. The acute form is caused primarily by bacterial infection, with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus the most common pathogens. Acute otitis externa presents with the rapid onset of ear canal inflammation, resulting in otalgia, itching, canal edema, canal erythema, and otorrhea, and often occurs foll...
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Objective: To review the literature about Malignant Otitis Externa. Methodology: A comprehensive review of existing knowledge that is available in literature has been summarised in this article. Results: There is a rising incidence of Malignant Otitis Externa in the developing countries, predominantly seen in elderly diabetics. The common organism isolated is Pseudomonas aeruginosa though other...
متن کاملClinical practice guideline: acute otitis externa.
OBJECTIVE This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations to manage diffuse acute otitis externa (AOE), defined as generalized inflammation of the external ear canal, which may also involve the pinna or tympanic membrane. The primary purpose is to promote appropriate use of oral and topical antimicrobials and to highlight the need for adequate pain relief. STUDY DESIGN In creating this...
متن کاملAcute 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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Family Practice
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2078-6190,2078-6204
DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2011.10874089