A case of malignant otitis externa caused by Candida glabrata in a patient receiving haemodialysis.
A 74-y-old male receiving haemodialysis presented with right-sided otalgia, otorrhoea and diffuse swelling on the right external auditory canal. Following an initial successful treatment with prolonged intravenous antibiotics, the patient relapsed with a secondary infection in the same site due to Candida glabrata. We report an unusual case of malignant otitis externa caused by the fungus C. glabrata.
Bae
Woo Kyun
WK
Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Lee
Kyun Sang
KS
Park
Jeong Woo
JW
Bae
Eun Hui
EH
Ma
Seong Kwon
SK
Kim
Nam Ho
NH
Choi
Ki Chul
KC
Shin
Jong Hee
JH
Cho
Hyong Ho
HH
Cho
Yong Bum
YB
Kim
Soo Wan
SW
D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041221:Candida glabrata / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012008:Recurrence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole