Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics
Malignant otitis externas is an uncommon potentially fatal infectien ef the external ear caused by Pseudomona aeruginosa. It occurs usually in elderly diabetics and is followed by rapid invasion of the deep perisuricular tissue and bone leading to osteomyelitis. We Present such a patient whose disea...
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Language: | English |
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Sultan Qaboos University
1999-01-01
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Series: | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/1179 |