Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

A Study of fungal Infections in Discharging Ears in Diabetes Patients

Dr Sahni D K, Dr Unnikrishnan T

Abstract :

 Ear Discharge especially the chronic variety  is a widely encountered clinical entity since Hippocrates. It is an inflammatory condition of the ear that causes recurrent ear discharge through a perforation in the eardrum. This has always been a subject of active speculations, differences of opinion and controversies. CSOM and its complications are the bearbug of otologist, paediatrician and general practitioner. It is a disease of multiple aetiology and well known for its persistence and recurrences inspite of treatment. One of the reason for the refractoriness to treatment and chronicity is coexisting fungal infection of the ear. This opinion is shared by Callahan et al. (1960) and Sengupta et al. In this study the mycological aspects of chronic otitis media with actively discharging ears is studied

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Dr Sahni D K, Dr Unnikrishnan T, A Study of fungal Infections in Discharging Ears in Diabetes Patients, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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