ABSTRACT
Introduction: Otomycosis also known as fungal otitis externa has typically been described as fungal infection of the external auditory canal. The prevalence of otomycosis has been reported to be as low as 9% of cases of otitis externa and as high as 30.4% in patients presenting with symptoms of otitis or inflammatory conditions of the ear. The most common fungal agents causing otomycosis are aspergillus niger [80%], candida albicans [second most common], actinomyces, trichophyton, aspergillus fumigatus and candida tropicalis
Methods: It was descriptive case series of six months duration done at department of ENT, Islamabad Medical and Dental College Islamabad. Sample size was 119, using 50%8 efficacy of topical clotrimazole, 95% confidence level and 9% margin of error under WHO software for sample size determination
Results: A total of 119 patients of otomycosis were included in the study. Male to female ratio was 0.61:1. Average age of the patients was 32.94 years +/- 5.24 SD with range 20-40 years. The efficacy of clotrimazole in treatment of otomycosis was observed in 112 [94.12%] while in 7 [5.88%] patients show no efficacy. Age and gender have no role in efficacy of clotrimazol in treatment of otomycosis
Conclusion: Topical clotrimazole is effective in the treatment of otomycosis