title: Necrotizing fasciitis: a rare occurrence in the external auditory meatus.
abstract: The diagnosis and management of a patient with a sloughing otitis externa thought to be necrotizing fasciitis is described. The clinical characteristics of this condition, diagnostic difficulties faced and a brief literature review are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Basildon Hospital, Basildon, UK. Pathy97@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Umapathy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000473:pathology; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology