Necrotising external otitis caused by Aspergillus wentii: a case report (Record no. 75767)
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Halsey, C |
| 240 ## - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | <a href="Mycoses">Mycoses</a> |
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| Title | Necrotising external otitis caused by Aspergillus wentii: a case report |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011 |
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| General note | NMUH Staff Publications |
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| General note | 54 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 8pt;"><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">Necrotising</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">&nbsp;</span><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">external</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">&nbsp;</span><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">otitis</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">&nbsp;(NEO) is a destructive, potentially fatal, infection usually seen in elderly diabetics or the immunocompromised. The commonest causative organism is Pseudomonas but immunocompromised patients are additionally susceptible to opportunistic infections. Here we describe the first reported&nbsp;</span><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">case</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">&nbsp;of NEO&nbsp;</span><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">caused</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">&nbsp;by a previously unknown human pathogen--</span><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">Aspergillus</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">&nbsp;</span><span class="highlight" style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">wentii</span><span style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;">. A review of the literature reveals that fungal NEO is associated with a high rate of cranial nerve palsies suggesting that infections are not being treated rapidly enough to prevent morbidity. Fungal infection should be considered early in immunocompromised patients and microbiological diagnosis should be obtained wherever possible.</span></span> |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Lumley, H. |
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| Personal name | Luckit, J. |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20059696">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20059696</a> |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://ferriman.wufoo.com/forms/r7x3a7/">http://ferriman.wufoo.com/forms/r7x3a7/</a> |
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