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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Also known as "Singapore Ear" | |||
*A superficial [[fungal]] [[infection]] of the outer ear canal | |||
*More common the tropical countries. | |||
===Etiology.<ref name="pmid18279975"/><ref>{{cite journal |author=Vennewald I, Klemm E |title=Otomycosis: Diagnosis and treatment |journal=Clin. Dermatol. |volume=28 |issue=2 |pages=202–11 |date=March 2010 |pmid=20347664 |doi=10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0738-081X(09)00245-4}}</ref>=== | |||
*[[Aspergillus niger]] | |||
*[[Candida albicans]] | |||
==Clinical Features== | ==Clinical Features== | ||
*Similar to [[otitis externa]], but with more itching than pain | *Similar to [[otitis externa]], but with more itching than pain | ||
*Characteristic appearance on exam; like mold growing on spoiled food | *Characteristic appearance on exam; like mold growing on spoiled food | ||
*Malodorous discharge, inflammation, pruritus, scaling, and severe discomfort | |||
**Greyish white thick debris "wet blotting paper" | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
{{Ear DDX}} | {{Ear DDX}} | ||
== | ==Diangosis== | ||
==Management== | ==Management== | ||
*Cleaning of ear canal | *Cleaning of ear canal (debridment) | ||
*Topical antifungal | *Topical antifungal | ||
Revision as of 18:34, 26 May 2015
Background
- Also known as "Singapore Ear"
- A superficial fungal infection of the outer ear canal
- More common the tropical countries.
Etiology.[1][2]
Clinical Features
- Similar to otitis externa, but with more itching than pain
- Characteristic appearance on exam; like mold growing on spoiled food
- Malodorous discharge, inflammation, pruritus, scaling, and severe discomfort
- Greyish white thick debris "wet blotting paper"
Differential Diagnosis
Ear Diagnoses
External
- Auricular hematoma
- Auricular perichondritis
- Cholesteatoma
- Contact dermatitis
- Ear foreign body
- Herpes zoster oticus (Ramsay Hunt syndrome)
- Malignant otitis externa
- Otitis externa
- Otomycosis
- Tympanic membrane rupture
Internal
- Acute otitis media
- Chronic otitis media
- Mastoiditis
Inner/vestibular
Diangosis
Management
- Cleaning of ear canal (debridment)
- Topical antifungal
Disposition
See Also
External Links
Sources
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