title: Outer ear canal infection with Rhabditis sp. nematodes in a human.
abstract: Here we report the first human case of an outer ear canal infection with a free-living nematode of the genus Rhabditis. Otomicroscopy revealed viable worms in the outer ear canal of a patient suffering from chronic otorrhea and hearing loss. The nematode was identified by microscopy and internal transcribed spacer (ITS)-PCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hanover, Germany.
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teschner
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Würfel
authors.forename: Ludwig
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sedlacek
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suerbaum
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tappe
authors.forename: Mathias Walter
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hornef
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000469:parasitology*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017196:Rhabditida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D017172:Rhabditoidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*