Otomastoiditis caused by Candida auris: Case report and literature review |
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Authors: | Hyoung Il Choi Jin An Jae Joon Hwang Soo‐youn Moon Jun Seong Son |
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Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, Korea |
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Abstract: | Fungal otomastoiditis is a rare disease, but can be fatal for immunocompromised patients. Recently, there have been increasing cases of otologic infection caused by Candida auris. Candida auris can be easily misdiagnosed for other species and treatment is difficult due to multidrug resistance. Clinician should be aware of this rare pathogen, and it should be treated with appropriate antifungal agent with surgical debridement. |
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Keywords: |
Candida auris
fungal otomastoiditis multidrug resistance |
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