Year: 1999 Vol. 65 Ed. 3 - (12º)
Relato de Casos
Pages: 271 to 274
Malignant Otitis Externa: A Case With a Uncommon Evolution.
Author(s):
Julio Rodrigues*,
Myrian Marajó Dal Secchi**,
Rosemary Malatesta Delegido***,
Cristina Maris Jorge Mazí Finamore***,
Lara Bento Coelho***.
Keywords: malignant otitis externa, facial palsy, diabetes, immunodeficiency
Abstract:
Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a rare disease usually found in elderly diabetics patients. We present a case of adult patient, diabetic, with a first diagnosis of abscess of the tragus and in the evolution of the treatment a definitive diagnosis of MOE was done. The patient developed extensive arcas of-necrosis of the auricular pavilion and extemal ear canal. This complication occurs mainly in the pediatric patient, but not in adult diabetic like this one described.
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