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Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media

INTRODUCTION: Acute necrotizing otitis media (ANOM) is defined as a severe middle ear infection that results in tympanic membrane necrosis. Commonly caused by bacteria infection. It is a rare entity of otitis media, with unknown prevalence. Usually seen in immunocompromised patients. CASE PRESENTATI...

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Autores principales: Naqi, Rula, Ahmed, Ahmed Khalid, Alrayyes, Hesham Yusuf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36334551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107756
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description INTRODUCTION: Acute necrotizing otitis media (ANOM) is defined as a severe middle ear infection that results in tympanic membrane necrosis. Commonly caused by bacteria infection. It is a rare entity of otitis media, with unknown prevalence. Usually seen in immunocompromised patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case report of a 79-year-old diabetic male, who presented to the otolaryngology clinic with history of intermittent worsening nocturnal left ear pain. The clinical presentation was suggesting necrotizing otitis externa despite lacking the classical picture of external ear canal edema and granulation, in the presence of a dull bulging tympanic membrane. Then the patient developed hearing loss, along with ear discharge, high inflammatory markers, and significant imaging findings. This case represents an unusual presentation of ANOM. The patient responded well to aggressive medical treatment, along with grommet insertion. CONCLUSION: Despite the development of antibiotics, ANOM is still possible, especially in high-risk patient. A high index of suspicion, along with detailed history, physical examination, and supportive imaging are needed, to diagnose ANOM. Aggressive treatment with antibiotics should be started immediately, guided by the culture results, to improve the prognosis and prevent further complications.
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spelling pubmed-96387752022-11-08 Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media Naqi, Rula Ahmed, Ahmed Khalid Alrayyes, Hesham Yusuf Int J Surg Case Rep Case Report INTRODUCTION: Acute necrotizing otitis media (ANOM) is defined as a severe middle ear infection that results in tympanic membrane necrosis. Commonly caused by bacteria infection. It is a rare entity of otitis media, with unknown prevalence. Usually seen in immunocompromised patients. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a case report of a 79-year-old diabetic male, who presented to the otolaryngology clinic with history of intermittent worsening nocturnal left ear pain. The clinical presentation was suggesting necrotizing otitis externa despite lacking the classical picture of external ear canal edema and granulation, in the presence of a dull bulging tympanic membrane. Then the patient developed hearing loss, along with ear discharge, high inflammatory markers, and significant imaging findings. This case represents an unusual presentation of ANOM. The patient responded well to aggressive medical treatment, along with grommet insertion. CONCLUSION: Despite the development of antibiotics, ANOM is still possible, especially in high-risk patient. A high index of suspicion, along with detailed history, physical examination, and supportive imaging are needed, to diagnose ANOM. Aggressive treatment with antibiotics should be started immediately, guided by the culture results, to improve the prognosis and prevent further complications. Elsevier 2022-10-21 /pmc/articles/PMC9638775/ /pubmed/36334551 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107756 Text en © 2022 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
title Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
title_full Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
title_fullStr Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
title_full_unstemmed Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
title_short Uncommon disease with unusual presentation: A case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
title_sort uncommon disease with unusual presentation: a case report of acute necrotizing otitis media
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9638775/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36334551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107756
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