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Otomykosen in Nigeria: Behandlung mit Mercurochrom
Author(s) -
Mgbor Nnennia,
Gugnani H. C.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1046/j.0933-7407.2001.00682.x
Subject(s) - clotrimazole , medicine , dermatology , aspergillus fumigatus , thimerosal , aspergillus niger , antifungal , surgery , immunology , chemistry , food science
Summary. Seventy‐two mycologically proven cases of otomycosis (38 males, 34 females) aged 8–80 years were investigated. Aspergillus niger was the commonest aetiological agent (43.1%) followed by Candida spp. (22.2%), A. flavus (19.4%) and A. fumigatus (15.3%). Three topical drugs, namely mercurochrome, clotrimazole and locacorten‐vioform, were evaluated for otomycosis therapy in separate groups of 24 patients each. Mercurochrome was found to be the most efficacious in terms of healing, relief from symptoms of the disease and production of negative fungal cultures. Mercurochrome is recommended as a safe and economical drug for the topical treatment of otomycosis in developing countries like Nigeria.