A Case of Malignant External Otitis with Pichia ohmeri / 감염
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
;
: 349-353, 2002.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Pichia ohmeri is a rare fungal pathogen for human infection. To date, only 5 cases of P. ohmeri infection have been reported including fungemia, disseminated infection and peritonitis. We report the first case of malignant external otitis and mastoid osteomyelitis caused by P. ohmeri. The patient had a long history of diabetes, hypertension and arrrhythmia. The patient was admitted to the hospital because of otorrhea, otalgia and hearing difficulty for 3 months. Internal auditory canal MRI showed osteomyelitis of left mastoid bone and skull base. Culture of ear discharge and bone biopsy specimen grew P. ohmeri. The patient had been treated with amphotericin-B followed by fluconazole.
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Main subject:
Osteomyelitis
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Otitis Externa
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Peritonitis
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Pichia
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Biopsy
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Fluconazole
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Fungemia
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Skull Base
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Ear
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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