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Another hazard of ear syringing: malignant external otitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

G. R. Ford  and
R. G. Courteny-Harris
G. R. Ford*
Affiliation:
Norwich
R. G. Courteny-Harris
Affiliation:
Norwich
*
Mr G. R. Ford, ENT Department, The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH.
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Abstract

A case of malignant external otitis is presented. This occurred in a healthy 72-year-old non-diabetic, non-immunocompromised man after ear syringing. The infection was treated with oral ciprofloxacin for eight weeks with complete resolution.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 9 , September 1990 , pp. 709 - 710
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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