Retrospective Study La Tunisie medicale 2011

Necrotizing otitis externa: report of 36 cases.

Gassab E, Krifa N, Sayah N, Khaireddine N, Koubaa J, Gassab A — La Tunisie medicale, 2011

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Summary

What Researchers Did

Researchers retrospectively analyzed 36 patients treated for necrotizing otitis externa over a nine-year period to describe its clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects and outcomes.

What They Found

The study included 36 patients, with 34 being diabetic and the average age being 62 years. A cure rate of 86% was observed, with only one death reported among the patients.

Canadian Relevance

This study was conducted in Tunisia and does not have a direct Canadian connection.

Study Limitations

This was a retrospective study conducted at a single institution with a relatively small sample size of 36 patients.

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Study Details

Study Type	Retrospective Study
Category	Infection
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	21308623
Year Published	2011
Journal	La Tunisie medicale
MeSH Terms	Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ear, External; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Necrosis; Otitis Externa; Retrospective Studies; Young Adult

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