title: Nuclear scanning in necrotizing progressive "malignant" external otitis.
abstract: The usefulness of radionuclear scanning in the treatment of 18 patients with necrotizing progressive "malignant" external otitis is discussed. A Tc 99-m bone scan, a valuable test since results are positive in early cases of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and base of skull, showed increased uptake in all 18 patients. In 6 patients, Ga-67 citrate scans were obtained at the start of therapy and at 5-6 week intervals thereafter. The serial gallium scans were useful in evaluating the effectiveness of therapy since the uptake decrease with control of infection.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012886:Skull / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate