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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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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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Sigmoid and Transverse Sinus Thrombosis as a Complication of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Child: A Case Report and Review of Literature. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Chronic suppurative otitis media is an easily managed condition with potential for severe sinus thrombophlebitis complications secondary to cholesteatoma, if not diagnosed and treated promptly. Diagnosis relies on the culture and sensitivity of the drained suppuration, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Nadeem A +8 more
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Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021 To determine the current microbiological profile of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM), their antimicrobial sensitivity, their resistance pattern to locally available antibiotics and the appropriate antibiotic against isolated microorganisms causing
Wan Nur Anis Wan Draman +4 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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Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021 Objectives: Chronic suppurative otitis media is a major cause of acquired hearing impairment, especially in children of developing countries. The study sought to explore the bacteriological profile and their antimicrobial susceptibility among patients of
M. R. Khatun +3 more
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IL-1α, IL-6 and IL-8 serum values in patients with chronic suppurative otitis media
Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 2021 Inflammatory mediators play an important role in the pathogenesis of otitis media by initiating and maintaining an inflammatory response to infection. The presence of inflammatory mediators may be one of the reasons, in some patients, for acute otitis ...
R. Șerban +7 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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Local and systemic oxidative stress in chronic suppurative otitis media
Медицинский совет, 2021 Introduction. According to the literature, oxidative stress is described as one of the main factors in the pathogenesis of chronic suppurative otitis media, supporting the inflammatory process at the local level.
I. D. Dubinets +6 more
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