Open AccessMalignant Otitis Externa: Causes for Various Treatment Responses
Author(s) -
Nenad Arsović,
Nemanja Radivojevic,
Snežana Ješić,
Snežana Babac,
Ljiljana Čvorović,
Zoran Dudvarski
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2020.7709
Subject(s) - medicine , temporal bone , comorbidity , otitis , facial nerve , diabetes mellitus , facial nerve palsy , palsy , retrospective cohort study , surgery , pediatrics , pathology , alternative medicine , endocrinology
Malignant (necrotizing) otitis externa (MOE) is an aggressive form of skin inflammation of the external ear with a tendency to spread infection to the temporal bone. The study aimed to evaluate a causal relationship between treatment responses and clinical features in patients with MOE.