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Clinical Study BMJ case reports 2011

A rare case of bilateral malignant otitis externa and osteomyelitis with lower cranial nerve sequelae.

Leahy TW, Sader C — BMJ case reports, 2011

Tier 2, Indexed

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Summary

What Researchers Did

The authors presented a case of a 76-year-old male with recurrent bilateral malignant otitis externa (MOE) and skull-base osteomyelitis.

What They Found

A 76-year-old male initially presented with right-sided recurrent malignant otitis externa and skull-base osteomyelitis, which was treated with aggressive antimicrobial therapy and multiple hyperbaric oxygen treatments. After resolution, he developed new left-sided MOE and skull-base involvement, which also resolved with repeat treatment, leading to a cure of the infection.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings are not generalizable to a broader patient population.

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Study Details

Study Type Clinical Study
Category Infection
Source Pubmed
PubMed ID 22696730
Year Published 2011
Journal BMJ case reports
MeSH Terms Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Cranial Nerve Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Hearing Loss, Sensorineural; Humans; Hyperbaric Oxygenation; Male; Osteomyelitis; Otitis Externa; Temporal Bone; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

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