Fungal Malignant Otitis Externa with Facial Nerve Palsy: Rare Case
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Malignant external otitis manifests as a painful inflammation of the external ear canal, associated with purulent otorrhea and granulation a polyp, MEO is a rare infection of the temporal bone primarily affecting elderly patients and diabetics or immunocompromised individuals. We present a rare case of Fungal malignant otitis externa with facial nerve palsy where formal tissue sampling revealed the diagnosis and the patient was successfully treated with voriconazole
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