[Diagnostic criteria and therapy of malignant external otitis].
The development of quinolone derivatives has completely changed the treatment and prognosis of malignant external otitis. Two cases are reported and the current diagnostic criteria are reviewed.
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Civil de Basurto, EUE (Universidad del País Vasco).
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D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001299:Audiometry; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin