Retained Cotton Bud-induced Severe Otitis Externa That Mimics 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: International Journal of Gerontology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1873-9598
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijge.2014.11.001