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<p>Created page with &quot; <a href="/index.php/Category:Case_Report" title="Category:Case Report">Category:Case Report</a> 65 years old diabetic male patient C/o 1. Pain in the left ear - 2 years 2. Blood tinged discharge from left ear - 2 years 3. Deviation of angl...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div><br /> <br /> [[Category:Case Report]]<br /> <br /> 65 years old diabetic male patient<br /> <br /> C/o<br /> <br /> 1. Pain in the left ear - 2 years<br /> <br /> 2. Blood tinged discharge from left ear - 2 years<br /> <br /> 3. Deviation of angle of mouth to the right - 1 year<br /> <br /> Patient was under poor diabetic control<br /> <br /> O/e:<br /> <br /> Reddish granulation tissue seen occluding the left external auditory canal.<br /> <br /> Tragal tenderness ++<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Moe1.jpg|framed|Picture showing granulation tissue occluding the left external canal]]<br /> <br /> <br /> [[File:Moe2.jpg|framed|Picture showing lower motor neuron type of facial nerve paralysis on the left side]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Investigations:<br /> <br /> Blood sugar random - 358 mg%<br /> <br /> Biopsy of lesion - Inflammatory granulation tissue<br /> <br /> CT scan temporal bones - soft tissue mass seen occluding the external auditory canal on the left side. The same mass was seen extending in to the left middle ear cavity.<br /> <br /> Pseudomonas organism was grown in culture from secretions from the left ear<br /> <br /> Clinical diagnosis: Malignant otitis externa left ear<br /> <br /> Management:<br /> <br /> 1. Diabetic control<br /> <br /> 2. Injection carbenicillin was administered parenterally</div>

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