Cavaliere Michele, Bartoletti Guido, Capriglione Pasquale, Di Lullo Antonella Miriam, Motta Gaetano, Iengo Maurizio, Cantone Elena
Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences-ENT Section, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Department of Mental and Physical Health and Preventive Medicine, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Case Rep Med. 2020 Mar 30;2020:1710271. doi: 10.1155/2020/1710271. eCollection 2020.
is a bacterium belonging to the family . It is a rare but emergent cause of human pathologies especially in immunocompromised patients. We described the first case in the literature of isolated external otitis sustained by in an immunocompetent host. A 54-year-old Caucasian man with a history of previous myringoplasty came to our attention reporting otalgia and otorrhea. We performed right ear swab for culture examination, meanwhile we started empirical therapy with topic administration of neomycin, without any clinical improvement. The cultural examination showed the presence of a infection. After ten days of treatment with oral ciprofloxacin and topic levofloxacin, there was the complete resolution of pain and inflammation. must be taken into consideration as an emergent cause of human infection, also in case of external otitis. Infection can be severe and can occur both in immunocompromised and in immunocompetent hosts. Culture test is mandatory to choose the proper therapy and avoid potential severe complications.
是一种属于 科的细菌。它是人类疾病的一种罕见但新兴的病因，尤其是在免疫功能低下的患者中。我们描述了文献中首例由 在免疫功能正常宿主中引起的孤立性外耳炎病例。一名有鼓膜成形术史的54岁白种男性因耳痛和耳漏前来就诊。我们进行了右耳拭子培养检查，同时开始局部应用新霉素进行经验性治疗，但无任何临床改善。培养检查显示存在 感染。在用口服环丙沙星和局部用左氧氟沙星治疗十天后，疼痛和炎症完全消退。 必须被视为人类感染的一种新兴病因，即使在外耳炎的情况下也是如此。感染可能很严重，并且可发生在免疫功能低下和免疫功能正常的宿主中。培养测试对于选择合适的治疗方法和避免潜在的严重并发症是必不可少的。
