BACKGROUND Otomycosis is a superficial fungal infection often involves the pinna and external auditory canal. It is a pathologic condition, with Candida and Aspergillus, the most common fungal species. It is common worldwide but more prevalent in tropical and subtropical countries. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the etiologic agents and local epidemiologic pattern of otomyc...

Objectives. Otomycosis is a common ENT disease frequenting the tropics. Its recurrent nature poses a great challenge to the treating physician. In spite of a number of antifungals in the market, the frequent nature of this disease warrants repeated use of these drugs, contributing to drug resistance and financial burden on the rural population. Our primary aims were to evaluate the effectivenes...

Black aspergilli are among the main causative agents of otomycosis worldwide. In this study, the species assignment of black aspergilli isolated from otomycosis cases in Iran was carried out using sequence analysis of part of the calmodulin gene. The results indicate that Aspergillus niger is not the only black Aspergillus species involved in otomycosis cases in Iran: Aspergillus awamori and As...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Otomycosis is an acute, subacute or chronic fungal infection of the pinna, the external auditory meatus and the ear canal caused mainly by several species of saprophytic fungi. Lamisil (Terbinafine) is an allylamine antifungal agent, that is used both in the topical and oral administration for the treatment of dermatophytosis, cutaneous candidiasis, and the pityriasis ver...

BACKGROUND Otomycosis is an external ear canal infection caused by various fungi. This disease is prevalent in some tropical and subtropical regions or countries. OBJECTIVES Given the crucial role of fungal agents in the treatment of the disease, the aim of the present study was to identify the fungi in ear canal of patients with otomycosis admitted to the hospitals in Babol City, Iran. PAT...

Objective: Otomycosis is a common fungal infection of the outer ear that seen in tropical and subtropical regions world. This disease one problems ENT specialists, face. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate status frequency patients referred clinic Salmaniya Medical Complex, Kingdom Bahrain for year (2019-2020). Materials & Methods: Thirty-five (23 males 12 females) were mycologicall...

Otomycosis is a chronic fungal infection with high prevalence. Environmental factors dan predisposing can influence patient’s vulnerability to otomycosis. According studies conducted in several country, Aspergillus niger the common fungus that causes This study aims determine prevalence of patients at Prof. dr. Margono Soekarjo Hospital, who was clinically diagnosed The done ENT Poly Hospital a...

Otomycosis is a fungal infection that frequently involves the external auditory canal. In this study, we aimed to isolation and identification isolates as etiological agents of otomycosis from some hospitals clinics in Mosul with determination their virulence factors agents. Positive was found (43) samples (71.6%). The most common pathogens were Candida Aspergillus species, parapsilosis being p...

Otomycosis is a fungal infection of the external ear; middle ear and open mastoid cavity.1 Meyer first described the fungal infection of the external ear canal in 1884. External ear canal has an ideal warm humid environment for the proliferation of fungus.2 Although this disease is rarely life threatening, it can presents a challenging and frustrating situation for the otologist and patients du...