Clinicopathological study of otomycosis in a tertiary hospital in South-west Nigeria

Conclusions: Otomycosis commonly present with itchy ears, the pathogenic fungi commonly being Aspergillus species. Thefactors associated with positive fungal culture were age, non-usage of ototopic agents and presence of co-morbidity. Treatmentmodality used was local debridement and topical antifungal agents, which produced favourable response in most patients.Keywords: Otomycosis; mycology; presentations; treatment; complications; associations.
Source: African Health Sciences - Category: African Health Authors: Source Type: research