Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a severe, invasive and necrotizing infectious disease that starts in the external auditory meatus (EAM) and may progress to the parotid region, mastoid, middle ear and skull base. It affects mainly the diabetic, the elderly and immunosuppressed patients. Main etiological agent: P. aeruginosa.
Larissa Matos Rebouças+2 more
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Prevalence of Disorders Recorded in Dogs Attending Primary-Care Veterinary Practices in England [PDF]
Purebred dog health is thought to be compromised by an increasing occurence of inherited diseases but inadequate prevalence data on common disorders have hampered efforts to prioritise health reforms. Analysis of primary veterinary practice clinical data
A Agresti+89 more
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Demography and disorders of the French Bulldog population under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2013 [PDF]
Background Despite its Gallic name, the French Bulldog is a breed of both British and French origin that was first recognised by The Kennel Club in 1906. The French Bulldog has demonstrated recent rapid rises in Kennel Club registrations and is now (2017)
A Agresti+36 more
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Background: Otitis media is a group of complex inflammatory disorders affecting the middle ear, which can be acute or chronic. Otitis externa is an inflammation on the skin of the external auditory canal usually associated with secondary ...
Maha Mohammed+3 more
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Malignant Otitis Externa: How to Monitor the Disease in Outcome Estimation?
Objective Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a serious disease affecting mainly the elderly diabetic patients that may result in mortality. It was aimed to evaluate the relationship between treatment responses and clinical and radiologic parameters among ...
Ayşe Pelin Yiğider+5 more
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Comparison of boric acid and combination drug of polymyxin, neomycin and hydrocortisone (Polymyxin NH) in the treatment of acute otitis externa [PDF]
Acute otitis externa is an inflammation of the external auditory canal known as “swimmer's ear”. Direct costs including medical treatment, painkillers, antibiotics, steroids or both and indirect costs are also remarkable.
Amani, Soroush., Moeini, Mohammad.
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The Prevalence and Severity of External Auditory Exostosis in Young to Quadragenarian-Aged Warm-Water Surfers: A Preliminary Study [PDF]
External auditory exostosis (EAE) has previously only been shown to occur in cold water surfers. We assessed young surfers living and surfing in Queensland, Australia, for EAE in water temp ranges from 20.6 °C (69.1 °F, Winter) to 28.2 °C (82.
Climstein, Mike+4 more
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Analysis of the species composition of microorganisms in dogs with otomycosis [PDF]
Otitis in dogs is a common inflammatory disease that is often complicated by secondary bacterial or yeast infections. In patients with chronic otitis externa, the disease is often caused by various combinations of factors. The object of the study was 237
Deneva Maria+4 more
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Large-scale survey to estimate the prevalence of disorders for 192 Kennel Club registered breeds [PDF]
Background Pedigree or purebred dogs are often stated to have high prevalence of disorders which are commonly assumed to be a consequence of inbreeding and selection for exaggerated features.
Evans, K M+4 more
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The causative agents of malignant otitis externa among the patients referred to Ayatollah Rohani Hospital in Babol, Northern of Iran [PDF]
Malignant otitis externa is an invasive, inflammatory and necrotic form of the external ear canal. The aims of the present study was to determination of causative agents of malignant otitis externa.
Aminian, Ahmad Reza+10 more
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