Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abassia, Cairo, Egypt.
ICU and Pain Management, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abassia, Cairo, Egypt.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 May-Jun;42(3):102672. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102672. Epub 2020 Aug 11.
The current study showed the relation between otitis externa and COVID-19 infection and compared otitis externa with other symptoms of COVID-19 as anosmia.
257 cases who were confirmed positive for COVID-19, were examined otoscopic and endoscopic for otitis externa, onset of starting symptoms of otitis externa and its relation to days of infection with COVID-19 were documented and the prevalence of otitis externa with anosmia in the study group were estimated.
Increased incidence of otitis externa in COVID-19 patients (18% of study group) and symptoms starting mainly between the 5th to 8th day of COVID-19 infection. Combined otitis externa and anosmia occurred in 13% of study group.
Otitis externa has a relation to COVID-19 infection. Further research needed to study its pathogenesis and mechanisms.
本研究显示了外耳炎与 COVID-19 感染之间的关系，并将外耳炎与 COVID-19 的其他症状（如嗅觉丧失）进行了比较。
对 257 例 COVID-19 阳性患者进行了耳镜和内镜检查，以确定外耳炎的发生、外耳炎起始症状的出现时间及其与 COVID-19 感染天数的关系，并估计研究组中外耳炎伴嗅觉丧失的患病率。
COVID-19 患者中外耳炎的发病率增加（研究组的 18%），症状主要在 COVID-19 感染的第 5 至 8 天开始出现。研究组中有 13%的患者同时患有外耳炎和嗅觉丧失。
外耳炎与 COVID-19 感染有关。需要进一步研究其发病机制和机制。
