title: Cold atmospheric plasma for local infection control and subsequent pain reduction in a patient with chronic post-operative ear infection.
abstract: Following surgery of cholesteatoma, a patient developed a chronic infection of the external auditory canal, including extended-spectrum β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli, which caused severe pain. The application of cold atmospheric plasma resulted in a significant reduction in pain and clearance of bacterial carriage, allowing antibiotics and analgesics to be ceased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Environmental Medicine, Hospital Munich Schwabing Koelner Platz 1, 80804, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Isbary
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Giessenbachstrasse, 85748, Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Giessenbachstrasse, 85748, Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zimmermann
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Giessenbachstrasse, 85748, Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics Giessenbachstrasse, 85748, Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Morfill
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Environmental Medicine, Hospital Munich Schwabing Koelner Platz 1, 80804, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Stolz
keywords: (ESBL+) E. coli; Cholesteatoma; cold argon plasma; external auditory canal; plasma; tissue tolerable plasma