OTOMYCOSIS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA: ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES

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ISMAIL MOHAMMAD T.; AL KAFRI ABEER; ISMAIL MAZEN

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Journal: Current Medical Mycology Year:2017 | Volume:3 | Issue:3 Page(s): 27-30

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OTOMYCOSIS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA: ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES

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ISMAIL MOHAMMAD T. | AL KAFRI ABEER | ISMAIL MAZEN | Issue Writer Certificate

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ASPERGILLUS

CANDIDA

OTOMYCOSIS

SYRIA

Abstract

Background and Purpose: OTOMYCOSIS is a fungal infection that frequently involves the external auditory canal. The epidemiologic data on the etiologic agents of OTOMYCOSIS in SYRIA are very limited. In this study, we aimed to determine the fungal agents, gender distribution, and clinical presentation of OTOMYCOSIS.Materials and Methods: Two hundred and ninety nine patients (153 [51.17%] male and 146 [48.83%] female) clinically prediagnosed as OTOMYCOSIS were studied at Al-mouassat University Hospital and ENT Crescent SYRIAn Clinic. Clinical samples were collected from the ear discharges and cultured on Sabouraud Agar.Results: OTOMYCOSIS was diagnosed in 70 (23.4%) cases, with the highest prevalence in males aged 16-75 years (73.6%). The isolation rates of mold and yeast fungi were 75.7% and 24.3%, respectively. The most common presentations were otorrhea (98.66%), otalgia (18.06%), and hearing loss (6.35%). Our results showed that 64.28% of OTOMYCOSIS agents were ASPERGILLUS species. A. niger was the most common agent (45.7%), and 24.3% of the pathogens were C. albicans.Conclusion: OTOMYCOSIS agents most commonly belonged to the genus of ASPERGILLUS followed by CANDIDA, which should be seriously considered by physicians for appropriate treatment.

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Epidemiological Study of Bacterial and Fungal Agents of External Ear Infection in Patients Referred to Yasuj Mofatteh Clinic in 2017-8

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ISMAIL, MOHAMMAD T., AL KAFRI, ABEER, & ISMAIL, MAZEN. (2017). OTOMYCOSIS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA: ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES. CURRENT MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, 3(3), 27-30. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/350896/en

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ISMAIL MOHAMMAD T., AL KAFRI ABEER, ISMAIL MAZEN. OTOMYCOSIS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA: ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES. CURRENT MEDICAL MYCOLOGY[Internet]. 2017;3(3):27-30. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/350896/en

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MOHAMMAD T. ISMAIL, ABEER AL KAFRI, and MAZEN ISMAIL, “OTOMYCOSIS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA: ETIOLOGY AND CLINICAL FEATURES,” CURRENT MEDICAL MYCOLOGY, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 27–30, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/350896/en

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