Topical steroid induced chronic eczematous external otitis with consisting of external ear cavity

Skin Prick Test Reactivity in Patients with Chronic Eczematous External Otitis

OBJECTIVES To investigate the incidence of skin prick test (SPT) positivity in patients with eczematous external otitis. METHODS Forty-six patients with eczematous external otitis and forty-four healthy volunteers were included in the study. All the patients were skin-tested by prick test. Reactions were assessed by the degree of redness and swelling and the size of the wheal produced. RESU...

News about Chronic Otitis Serosis of Middle Ear (Otitis Media)

Serios otitis media is one of those ear Trou­bles that has enjoyed a very extensive research two decaides.  I ts recognition in medical literature goes b,ick tc eighteenth century. Since then there has been rather little progress in this field. The dis­covery of antibiotcs and thence lessening of in­ fecticus ear diseases, attention has been paid to preserve the function of ear, and naturally...

CLASSIFICATION OF CONGENITAL MIDDLE AND EXTERNAL EAR MALFORMATIONS: CT STUDY

The authors used high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) for studying 52 congenitally malformed ears in 45 children between five and 10 years of age. In six children the malformations were bilateral. The malformations clinically manifested as microtia, atresia of the external auditory canal and conductive deafness. Analyzing anatomical details and pathological changes on HRCT axial sec...

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Estimated cost-effectiveness of active middle-ear implantation in hearing-impaired patients with severe external otitis.

OBJECTIVE To determine the cost-effectiveness of middle-ear implantations in hearing-impaired patients with severe external otitis in the Netherlands. DESIGN Cost-effectiveness analysis, using single-subject repeated measures of quality of life and total cost determinations. SETTING Hospital based. Patients Moderately to severely sensorineurally hearing-impaired patients (n = 21) with sever...