Phialemonium infection complicating chronic suppurative otitis media

Dan L. Pong; Tal Marom; Tomoko Makishima

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.01.001

Phialemonium infection complicating chronic suppurative otitis media

Dan L. Pong
, Tal Marom
, Tomoko Makishima

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Abstract

Phialemonium infection in humans is rare. We report a 7-year-old healthy boy who presented with chronic otorrhea, which persisted despite adequate antibiotic therapy and four preservative tympanomastoidectomy operations. Following 3 years of intermittent topical antibiotic therapy, cultures eventually grew Phialemonium, which necessitated a more extensive operation, combined with systemic/topical anti-fungal agent to achieve clinical cure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-7
Number of pages	3
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.01.001
State	Published - 1 Apr 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chronic suppurative otitis media
Fungal infection
Middle ear
Phialemonium
Tympanomastoidectomy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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