title: Benign necrotizing otitis externa.
abstract: Benign necrotizing otitis externa (BNOE) is a rare condition of the external acoustic meatus characterized by ulceration of the floor of the deep meatus overlying an area of bony necrosis. Recognition of this condition as different from malignant necrotizing otitis externa (MNOE) and carcinoma of the external ear is important because its treatment is very different. The best choice of treatment for BNOE is not clear because both long-term medical therapy and surgery have been advocated as first-line treatments. We describe a case involving a 50-year-old man and present what we believe to be the first published photographs of the surgical management of BNOE.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Scotland, UK. atsikoudas@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Alexandros
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsikoudas
authors.forename: Brian Clive
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004431:Ear, External / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents