title: Malignant otitis externa with optic neuritis.
abstract: Malignant otitis externa is a serious condition that presents difficulties in treatment, and also in monitoring its progress. A case of malignant otitis externa with optic neuritis is presented that remained refractory to standard treatment but was cured by adjuvant hyperbaric oxygen therapy. This is the only reported case that has survived this disease with optic neuritis. The usefulness of imaging techniques in this condition is discussed, as well as the ESR, in evaluating the effectiveness of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Bath
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Innes
mesh_terms: D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed