[Therapy-resistant otitis externa with additional tympanic membrane perforation: local therapy using N-chlorotaurine and dexamethasone].
Ear canal infections may not always be clinically distinguished between a bacterial otitis externa, an otomycosis or a mixed infection. In addition, tympanic membrane perforations are often not immediately apparent. The use of a broad-spectrum antiseptic agent without an inner ear toxic effect would therefore be beneficial. We report the case of a female patient suffering from intractable otitis externa with tympanic membrane perforation, who was successfully treated locally with a mixture of 1% NCT and 0.1% dexamethasone.
Lumassegger
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Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Osterreich.
Nagl
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Pototschnig
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Neher
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010032:Otitis Externa / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013654:Taurine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018058:Tympanic Membrane Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D013654:Taurine; C043410:N-chlorotaurine; D003907:Dexamethasone