Bae Woo Kyun, Lee Kyun Sang, Park Jeong Woo, Bae Eun Hui, Ma Seong Kwon, Kim Nam Ho, Choi Ki Chul, Shin Jong Hee, Cho Hyong Ho, Cho Yong Bum, Kim Soo Wan
Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
Scand J Infect Dis. 2007;39(4):370-2. doi: 10.1080/00365540600978971.
A 74-y-old male receiving haemodialysis presented with right-sided otalgia, otorrhoea and diffuse swelling on the right external auditory canal. Following an initial successful treatment with prolonged intravenous antibiotics, the patient relapsed with a secondary infection in the same site due to Candida glabrata. We report an unusual case of malignant otitis externa caused by the fungus C. glabrata.
一名接受血液透析的74岁男性出现右侧耳痛、耳漏及右侧外耳道弥漫性肿胀。在最初经长时间静脉使用抗生素成功治疗后,该患者因光滑念珠菌在同一部位继发感染而复发。我们报告一例由光滑念珠菌引起的恶性外耳道炎罕见病例。