TITLE:
Staphylococcus Aureus Malignant External Otitis
AUTHORS:
Filippo Ricciardiello, Michele Cavaliere, Flavia Oliva, Annalisa Pianese, Teresa Abate, Carlo Antonio Leone
KEYWORDS:
Malignant External Otitis, Necrotizing External Otitis, Skull Base, Facial Nerve Palsy, Cerebellar Abscesses
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Microbiology,
Vol.4 No.13,
October
9,
2014
ABSTRACT: 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.