A case of Scedosporium apiospermum Otomycosis

Manjusree Shanmugham; M Renuka; Ramani Bai Theodore

doi:10.4103/0972-1282.124595

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A case of Scedosporium apiospermum Otomycosis

Manjusree Shanmugham, M Renuka, Ramani Bai Theodore

Keywords : Otitis externa, Otomycosis, Scedosporium apiospermum

Citation Information : Shanmugham M, Renuka M, Theodore RB. A case of Scedosporium apiospermum Otomycosis. 2013; 15 (2):79-80.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-1282.124595

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 20-07-2024

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Abstract

Otitis externa caused by Scedosporium apiospermum is extremely rare. We report a case of otomycosis in a chronic alcoholic who presented at the Otorhinolaryngology Outpatient Department with complains of right ear discharge and hearing loss. Scedosporium apiospermum (Pseudallescheria boydii) was isolated repeatedly from ear discharge. The patient was treated with surgical debridment and topically with Clotrimazole.

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