Yehia M M, al-Habib H M, Shehab N M
Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Mosul, Iraq.
J Laryngol Otol. 1990 May;104(5):387-9. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100158529.
Otomycosis is a common disease in North Iraq. Of the 219 cases diagnosed clinically in Mosul Teaching Hospital seen during a 15 month period, 179 were due to fungus infection. The disease was more frequently encountered in young adults whose age was range from 16-30 years. The incidence of the disease was significantly higher in females (65.4 per cent), mainly housewives, than in males. Aspergillus species were the dominant isolated fungi (92.1 per cent).
耳真菌病在伊拉克北部是一种常见疾病。在摩苏尔教学医院15个月期间临床诊断的219例病例中,179例是由真菌感染引起的。该疾病在年龄范围为16至30岁的年轻人中更为常见。女性(65.4%,主要是家庭主妇)的发病率明显高于男性。曲霉菌是主要分离出的真菌(92.1%)。