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Clarifying the Diagnostic Criteria for Lemierre Syndrome. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT This letter clarifies the case definition of Lemierre syndrome and emphasizes that this case represents an otogenic infection with internal jugular vein thrombosis. Accurate diagnostic terminology guides antimicrobial selection, defines prognosis, ensures comparability across future case series and systematic reviews, and aids physicians in ...
Yale SH, Tekiner H, Yale ES.
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The causal relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and otitis media: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study [PDF]
Experimental Biology and MedicineObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is manifested as periodic collapse of the upper airway during sleep. Otitis media is a spectrum of infectious and inflammatory diseases involving the middle ear. In this study, we sought to determine the causal effect of OSA
Ruixin Guo +12 more
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Suppurative otitis media in adults
Sahel Medical Journal, 2012 Background: Otitis media is a common childhood disease. Adults′ involvement though uncommon, is a common cause of recurrent otorrhoea and hearing loss of infective origin in adults. This study determines the pattern of adult suppurative otitis media in a
M Abduilahi +3 more
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Malignant Otitis Externa in Central Australia: A 15-Year Retrospective Review Between 2009 and 2024. [PDF]
Med J AustABSTRACT We performed a 15‐year retrospective audit of all cases of malignant otitis externa (MOE) referred to Alice Springs Hospital in Central Australia from 2009 to 2024, the largest Australian series of MOE. Data on demographics, risk factors, microbiological culture results, management and outcomes were collected, identifying 64 cases of MOE, with
Drewett GP +6 more
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Journal of Agromedicine and Medical Sciences (AMS), 2022 Introduction: Chronic suppurative otitis media is broadly defined as chronic inflammation that involved mucose of middle ear and mastoid air cells.
Khairani Ayunanda Ikhlas, Yan Edward
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Innate Immunity, 2021 Compromised TLR-mediated chronic inflammation contributes to bacterial infection-caused chronic suppurative otitis media, but the mechanisms are unclear.
Abulajiang Tuoheti +3 more
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Evaluation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex in patients with chronic otitis media
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2022 Introduction: In recent years, scientific evidence has shown that chronic otitis media may cause balance and vestibular dysfunction. Objective: To compare the results of the video head impulse test (gain and symmetry of the vestibulo-ocular reflex and ...
Andreza Tomaz +4 more
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The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019 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 ...
Azhar Al-Attraqchi +3 more
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