Ismail Mohammad T, Al-Kafri Abeer, Ismail Mazen
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Arab International University (AIU), Ghabaghib, Daraa Governorate, Syria.
Research Department, Arab International University (AIU), Ghabaghib, Daraa Governorate, Syria.
Curr Med Mycol. 2017 Sep;3(3):27-30. doi: 10.29252/cmm.3.3.27.
Otomycosis is a fungal infection that frequently involves the external auditory canal. The epidemiologic data on the etiologic agents of otomycosis in Syria are very limited. In this study, we aimed to determine the fungal agents, gender distribution, and clinical presentation of otomycosis.
Two hundred and ninety nine patients (153 [51.17%] male and 146 [48.83%] female) clinically prediagnosed as otomycosis were studied at Al-mouassat University Hospital and ENT Crescent Syrian Clinic. Clinical samples were collected from the ear discharges and cultured on Sabouraud Agar.
Otomycosis was diagnosed in 70 (23.4%) cases, with the highest prevalence in males aged 16-75 years (73.6%). The isolation rates of mold and yeast fungi were 75.7% and 24.3%, respectively. The most common presentations were otorrhea (98.66%), otalgia (18.06%), and hearing loss (6.35%). Our results showed that 64.28% of otomycosis agents were species. was the most common agent (45.7%), and 24.3% of the pathogens were .
Otomycosis agents most commonly belonged to the genus of followed by , which should be seriously considered by physicians for appropriate treatment.
外耳道真菌病是一种常累及外耳道的真菌感染。叙利亚关于外耳道真菌病病原体的流行病学数据非常有限。在本研究中，我们旨在确定外耳道真菌病的真菌病原体、性别分布及临床表现。
在穆阿萨特大学医院和叙利亚耳鼻喉新月诊所对299例临床初步诊断为外耳道真菌病的患者（153例[51.17%]男性，146例[48.83%]女性）进行了研究。从耳分泌物中采集临床样本，并接种于沙氏琼脂培养基上培养。
确诊外耳道真菌病70例（23.4%），16至75岁男性患病率最高（73.6%）。霉菌和酵母菌的分离率分别为75.7%和24.3%。最常见的表现为耳漏（98.66%）、耳痛（18.06%）和听力损失（6.35%）。我们的结果显示，64.28%的外耳道真菌病病原体为 菌种。 是最常见的病原体（45.7%），24.3%的病原体为 。
外耳道真菌病病原体最常见的属为 属，其次是 属，医生在进行适当治疗时应予以高度重视。
