Otologic disease in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
It appears that true otologic manifestations of AIDS are rare and that incidental otologic disease associated with AIDS is more common. A review of the literature revealed that otitis externa, acute otitis media, recurrent acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion, chronic suppurative otitis media with cholesteatoma, and herpes zoster oticus may all represent incidental otologic disease occurring in patients with AIDS. Chronic otitis media without cholesteatoma (P carinii-infected aural polyps), sensorineural hearing loss, acceleration of otosyphilis from the latent stage, and development of Kaposi's sarcoma of the external auricle or nasopharynx may represent true otologic manifestations of AIDS.
Morris
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MS
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
Prasad
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007370:Interferon Type I / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use
D007370:Interferon Type I; D010406:Penicillins; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D000212:Acyclovir