Numerous factors can predispose someone to swimmer’s ear. They include a narrow ear canal, and skin diseases such as eczema or psoriasis. In addition, individuals wearing ear plugs, ear buds or ...

1 Introduction Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is a severe and potentially life-threatening infection of the external auditory canal that extends beyond the cutaneous lining, beginning as cellulitis ...

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Desquamated skin and retained moisture make the canal especially susceptible to the hydrophilic organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [1] Other organisms also commonly cause infection in patients with ...

Acute otitis media occurs almost exclusively after a viral upper respiratory tract infection. Children with mild or moderate symptoms can be treated with antibiotics or closely observed.

The etiology of otitis externa is probably as varied as the treatments that have been recommended. With the present adequate antibacterial and anti-fungal agents the anti-infectious approach has ab ...

Imagine trying to settle into a new home while constantly being attacked. That's what the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa faces when it infects the lungs, and it can't both spread and protect ...

Yeasty itchy ears in dogs are one of the top reasons pet parents visit the veterinarian. Otitis externa, infections of the ...

Find out what causes the painful ear infection called swimmer's ear (otitis externa) and what you can do to treat it.