Author(s)

Filippo Ricciardiello^1*, Michele Cavaliere¹, Flavia Oliva², Annalisa Pianese¹, Teresa Abate¹, Carlo Antonio Leone³

¹Head and Neck Department, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, The University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy.
²Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples, Italy.
³Otorhinolaryngology Unit, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy.

Malignant external otitis is a severe infection of the external auditoy canal, characterized by high gravity and mortality. It can arrive to skull base and originate intracranial complications. The most frequent pathogenic agent is Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Authors described two cases of external malignant otitis caused by Staphylococcus aureus, explaining clinical features, progression, diagnostic and therapeutic approach, prognosis of this disease. A comparison between Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus malignant otitis was described, associated with a literature analysis.

Malignant External Otitis, Necrotizing External Otitis, Skull Base, Facial Nerve Palsy, Cerebellar Abscesses

Ricciardiello, F. , Cavaliere, M. , Oliva, F. , Pianese, A. , Abate, T. and Leone, C. (2014) Staphylococcus Aureus Malignant External Otitis. Advances in Microbiology, 4, 878-885. doi: 10.4236/aim.2014.413097.