Otomycosis: Subdermal growth in calcified mass

European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology

Volumn 263, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 875-878

  Hoshino, Tomoyuki ^a   Matsumoto, Mariko ^a  

^a Hamamatsu ENT Surgicenter   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Calcification; Fungal otitis; Otitis externa; Otomycosis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ACETATE SOLUTION; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFCAPENE PIVOXIL; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE; QUINOLONE; TERBINAFINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ECZEMA; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GIANT CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NECROSIS; OTALGIA; OTORRHEA; OTOSCOPY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PUNCH BIOPSY; PUSTULE; STAINING; SWELLING; TYMPANOPLASTY; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT;

BIOPSY; CALCINOSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; EAR CANAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOSES; OTITIS EXTERNA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TYMPANOPLASTY;

EID: 33746395071     PISSN: 09374477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00405-006-0076-0     Document Type: Article

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