CSOM is mostly caused by bacteria, but fungi and virus can also be a cause of CSOM. The aerobic microorganisms most frequently isolated in CSOM are Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-negative organisms such as Proteus spp., Klebsiella spp., and Escherichia spp., Citrobacter species, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis (Gül et al., 2006; Verhoeff et al., 2006; de M...

Chronic ear discharge is highly prevalent in the West African subregion where it accounted for about 25% of out-patient consultation. However, the treatment is often limited to outpatient ear dressing and mastoid surgery with few patient having the reconstruction of hearing. This is a review of the work done on chronic suppurative otitis media in West Africa, highlighting the need to improve ea...

BACKGROUND The practice of otology in developing countries has remained unsatisfactory. The aim of this study is to describe the practice in a tertiary health institution with a view to articulate strategies for improvement. MATERIALS AND METHOD This a retrospective study of patients with otology problems, who attended Ear, Nose and Throat clinic of Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, over a ...

Chronic mastoiditis and subperiosteal abscess are rarely seen nowadays in most countries. Thirty-four cases of mastoiditis were reviewed to find out the prevalence of chronic mastoiditis in the east coast of Malaysia. Twenty (58.82%) of these cases were a sequelae of chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma. All the patients with chronic mastoiditis were more than six years old. Fort...