Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) : Complications

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The prognosis is excellent for otitis externa, for it is usually easily treated. Basic treatment measures will cure 90 percent of cases without complication. However, it may recur in certain susceptible individuals. Left untreated, malignant otiti...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
The prognosis is excellent for otitis externa. It is usually easily treated, although it may tend to recur in certain susceptible individuals. Left untreated, malignant otitis externa may spread sufficiently to cause death.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Malignant otitis externa is a disorder involving inflammation and damage of the bones and cartilage of the base of the skull. It is caused by the spread of infection from an external ear infection (otitis externa). Malignant = harmful and invasive otitis = ear infection and inflammation externa = outer
Source:ADAM
Date:January 30, 2007
Swimmer's ear is an inflammation, irritation, or infection of the outer ear and ear canal. Swimmer's ear usually responds to treatment, but a small number of cases become chronic. This means the infection does not go away, or it comes back multiple times. See also swimmer's ear - acute .
Source:ADAM
Date:June 22, 2007
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