Abstract
Malignant otitis externas is an uncommon potentially fatal infectien ef the external ear caused by Pseudomona aeruginosa. It occurs usually in elderly diabetics and is followed by rapid invasion of the deep perisuricular tissue and bone leading to osteomyelitis. We Present such a patient whose disease persisted inspite of twe months antibiotic therapy until the concomitant of hyperbaric oxygen therapy was given over a period ef four weeks. Cemplete recovery followed.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/2075-0528.1148
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 1(1), 47-50
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Bhargava, D., Waite, C., Sankhla, S. S., Dilip, El Khatim, H. S., & Woodhouse, N. J. (2025). Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 1(1), 47-50. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1148
MLA 9
Bhargava, Deepa, et al. "Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, 2025, pp. 47-50. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1148.
Chicago (author–date)
Bhargava, Deepa, Chris Waite, Samir S. Sankhla, Dilip, Hussein S. El Khatim, and Nicholas JY Woodhouse. 2025. "Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 1 (1): 47-50. https://doi.org/10.18295/2075-0528.1148.
Harvard
Bhargava, D., Waite, C., Sankhla, S. S., Dilip, El Khatim, H. S. and Woodhouse, N. J. (2025) 'Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 1(1), pp. 47-50. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1148.
Vancouver
Bhargava D, Waite C, Sankhla SS, Dilip, El Khatim HS, Woodhouse NJ. Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;1(1):47-50. doi:10.18295/2075-0528.1148
IEEE
D. Bhargava, C. Waite, S. S. Sankhla, Dilip, H. S. El Khatim, and N. J. Woodhouse, "Malignant Otitis Externa and Temporal Bone Osteomyelitis: Complete Recovery Following the Adjunctive use of Hyperbaric Oxygen and Antibiotics," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 47-50, 2025, doi: 10.18295/2075-0528.1148.