title: Malignant otitis externa.
abstract: Malignant otitis externa is an uncommon but serious infection involving the external auditory canal, temporal bone, and surrounding soft tissue. Most commonly this infectious process is seen in elderly diabetics. In this article the pathogenesis, clinical features, diagnosis, and therapy are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hickham
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Amedee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy