Otomycosis: incidence, causative fungi and in vitro effectiveness of six agents

Otomycosis is a frustrating disease for patients and otologist. The current study showed a higher incidence among females. Out of 51 patients diagnosed clinically as otomycosis, 50 cases produced positive fungal isolates. Among 16 species of isolated fungi and yeast, Aspergillus was found to be the most common pathogen. By measuring zones of inhibition, we assessed the in vitro effectiveness of Canesten, Dermatin, Anaflex, Trosyd, gentian violet and ethanol 95 percent against the isolated fungi and yeast. The first four agents are available in the Egyptian market as local otic anti fungal preparations

Comparative study and evaluation of tonsillectomy operation by dissection and by diathermy knife

Sixty patients were selected to benefit from tonsillectomy. Thirty of them were operated upon by the dissection method and the other thirty patients by diathermy. It was found that diathermy is preferred in decreasing the operation time and the intraoperative blood loss, but the reactionary hemorrhage is more prevalent, secondary hemorrhage is equal in both methods, trauma to mucosa and pillars in case of diathermy occurred only in the initial cases, which means that training decrease the percentage of trauma