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Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: The Relationship with Malignant Otitis Externa, the Diagnostic Dilemma, and Changing Trends
Joint Authors
Chen, Jia-Cheng
Yeh, Chien-Fu
Shiao, An-Suey
Tu, Tzong-Yang
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Fifty-five patients hospitalized for osteomyelitis of the temporal bone between 1990 and 2011 were divided into two study groups: group 1 was patients collected from 1990 to 2001 and group 2 was composed of patients between 2002 and 2011.
Clinical diagnostic criteria and epidemiologic data were analyzed to illustrate the altering features of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone.
Group 1 patients were characterized by high prevalence of diabetes and more commonly suffered from otalgia, otitis externa and granulation tissue in the external auditory canal and higher positive culture for Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Noticeable changing trends were found between both groups, including declining prevalence of diabetes, fewer patients complaining of pain or presenting with otitis externa, and canal granulation, and increased variety of pathogens in group 2.
We should highlight the index of clinical suspicion for osteomyelitis of the temporal bone, even in nondiabetic or immunocompetent patients.
Painless otorrhea patients were also at risk of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone, especially patients with previous otologic operation.
Increased multiplicity of pathogens amplified the difficulty of diagnosis for osteomyelitis of the temporal bone.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Jia-Cheng& Yeh, Chien-Fu& Shiao, An-Suey& Tu, Tzong-Yang. 2014. Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: The Relationship with Malignant Otitis Externa, the Diagnostic Dilemma, and Changing Trends. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050242
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Jia-Cheng…[et al.]. Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: The Relationship with Malignant Otitis Externa, the Diagnostic Dilemma, and Changing Trends. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050242
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Jia-Cheng& Yeh, Chien-Fu& Shiao, An-Suey& Tu, Tzong-Yang. Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: The Relationship with Malignant Otitis Externa, the Diagnostic Dilemma, and Changing Trends. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1050242
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1050242