Otomycosis in the Tropics

Fungal isolates in otomycosis.

Otomycosis, or otitis externa of fungal etiolog), i5 a chronic or 3ubacute infection ot the pinna, the ekternal auditorv nieatus and the ear canal.1 I t has a WOI-Id-wide distribution with a prevalence in tropical and subtropical regions. Etiological studies in many parts ot the world have revealed that many lungi nlay he intolced. As early as 1447, 53 diftcrent \pecic\ had been iniplicated.2 O...

Otomycosis: a retrospective study.

UNLABELLED Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the external ear canal with only a few studies about its real frequency in Brazil. AIM to evaluate otomycosis frequency and characteristics in patients with clinical suspicion of external otitis. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study with transversal cohort (2000-2006). MATERIALS AND METHODS 103 patients were assigned to mycological diagnosis (dir...

A Clinical Study of Otomycosis

Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the external auditory canal; middle ear and open mastoid cavity that is frequently encountered by otolaryngologists. It presents with nonspecific symptoms of itching, earache, ear discharge, hearing loss, aural fullness, and tinnitus. Otomycosis is seen more frequently in immunocompromised patients as compared to immunocompetent persons. Recurrence rate is hi...

Otomycosis: a neglected disease.

A SURVEY of British literature leaves the impression that otomycosis has never held a prominent place among ear diseases in this country. Dismissing the condition in a few lines, most authors suggest that it occurs infrequently and that treatment is a simple matter of applying some wellknown preparation. It is, however, apparent in most clinics that the discharging ear still presents unsolved p...

Age of Measles immunization in tropics