کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4107105 1605404 2009 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Otomycosis: a retrospective study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی بیماری های گوش و جراحی پلاستیک صورت
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Otomycosis: a retrospective study
چکیده انگلیسی

SummaryOtomycosis is a fungal infection of the external ear canal with only a few studies about its real frequence in Brazil.Aimto evaluate otomycosis frequence and characteristics in patients with clinical suspicion of external otitis.Study designRetrospective study with transversal cohort (2000-2006).Materials and methods103 patients were assigned to mycological diagnosis (direct microscopic examination and culture).ResultsOtomycosis was diagnosed in 19.4% of the patients. Patient age varied from 2 to 66 years (an average of 23.5 years of age), and 60% of otomycosis cases were seen in women between 2 to 20 years of age. Chronic otitis, previous antibiotic therapy and the lack of cerumen were predisposing factors; itching, otalgia, otorrhea and hypoacusis were the symptoms reported by the patients. The most frequently isolated species were C. albicans (30%), C. parapsilosis (20%), A. niger (20%), A. flavus (10%), A. fumigatus (5%), C. tropicalis (5%), Trichosporon asahii (5%) and Scedosporium apiospermum (5%).ConclusionsOtomycosis is endemic in JoÆo Pessoa-PB. Clinical exam and mycological studies are important for diagnostic purposes because otomycosis symptoms are not specific.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Volume 75, Issue 3, May–June 2009, Pages 367–370
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