Fungal otitis externa
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged from 10 to 80 years; 2. Clinical symptoms: (there is itching, earache, foreign body sensation in the ear, otorrhea and hearing loss, etc.); 3. Physical examination (by ear endoscopy): villous, gray-black plaques can be seen under the ear endoscopy, fungal hyphae attached, and may be accompanied by purulent secretions or crusts, external auditory canal congestion, etc.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients suffering from malignant tumors of the ear; 2. Patients who have undergone ear radiotherapy and chemotherapy; 3. Those who have used otitis externa-related drugs or topical external auditory canal drugs within 1 week, and those who have used local or systemic antibacterial drugs within 1 week.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| species of fungus;Drug susceptibility results of fungus and bacteria; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| species of bacteria; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Department of otolaryngology, Eye Ear Nose and Throat of Fudan University