ABSTRACT
La otitis externa maligna es una infección severa cuyo diagnóstico y tratamiento continua suponiendo un reto para el clínico. El objeto de este estudio es demostrar la importancia de un análisis clínico detallado y aportar una puesta al día de las herramientas diagnósticas y terapéuticas actualmente disponibles (AU)
Malignant otitis externa is a devastating disease that poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The objective of our study was to demonstrate the importance of detailed clinical analysis and to provide an update on the current diagnostic and therapeutic tools available (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Middle Aged , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Otitis Externa/pathology , Necrosis/complications , Otitis Externa/drug therapy , Cephalosporins/therapeutic use , Fluoroquinolones/therapeutic use , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/isolation & purification , Candida albicans/isolation & purification , Facial Paralysis/etiology , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
Malignant otitis externa is a devastating disease that poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The objective of our study was to demonstrate the importance of detailed clinical analysis and to provide an update on the current diagnostic and therapeutic tools available.