Choi Hyoung Il, An Jin, Hwang Jae Joon, Moon Soo-Youn, Son Jun Seong
Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea.
Mycoses. 2017 Aug;60(8):488-492. doi: 10.1111/myc.12617. Epub 2017 Apr 5.
Fungal otomastoiditis is a rare disease, but can be fatal for immunocompromised patients. Recently, there have been increasing cases of otologic infection caused by Candida auris. Candida auris can be easily misdiagnosed for other species and treatment is difficult due to multidrug resistance. Clinician should be aware of this rare pathogen, and it should be treated with appropriate antifungal agent with surgical debridement.
真菌性耳乳突炎是一种罕见疾病,但对免疫功能低下的患者可能是致命的。最近,由耳念珠菌引起的耳部感染病例不断增加。耳念珠菌很容易被误诊为其他菌种,并且由于多重耐药性,治疗困难。临床医生应了解这种罕见病原体,并用适当的抗真菌药物结合手术清创进行治疗。