title: [Malignant external otitis: 4 cases report].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of malignant external otitis (MEO).
  
  
  METHODS
  Four cases with MEO were reported.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Three in four cases were followed up. One patient was cured, and the others died of intracranial infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Early diagnosis of MEO is very important for treatment. The patients of MEO with diabetes often died of intracranial infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tongren Hospital, Beijing 100730.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leng
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy