Table 2 Clinical and therapeutic features of patients
From: Culture-negative necrotizing otitis externa: diagnosis and management
| Â | Age/Sex | History | Clinical examination | Complications | Extension | Treatment | Serology | Improvement | Recurrence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 84/M | DM | Edema and granulations | No | Tympanal bone erosion | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
2 | 73/M | DM | Edema and granulations | No | Tympanal bone erosion | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
3 | 83/F | DM | Edema and granulations | Facial palsy | Tympanal bone erosion and soft-tissue involvement | First line: Ceftazidime cipro Second line: Teicoplanin, fusidic acid, imipenem, and voriconazole | Positive (Aspergillus) | Yes | No |
4 | 54/M | DM | Edema and granulations | No | Tympanal bone erosion | CIPRO 15J | Negative | Yes | Yes (after 1 year) |
5 | 65/F | DM | Edema and granulations | No | Tympanal bone erosion | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
6 | 53/F | DM | Polyps in the EAC | No | ____ | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
7 | 43/M | DM | Edema and granulations | No | Tympanal bone erosion | First line: Ceftazidime cipro Second-line: voriconazole | Positive (Aspergillus) | Yes (after second line) | No |
8 | 53/F | UNCT | Polyps in the EAC | No | Tympanal bone erosion | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | Yes (after 6 months) |
9 | 50/F | UNCT | Polyps in the EAC | No | High tissue activity at the temporal bone, the mastoid and the skull base | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
10 | 60/F | DM | Polyps in the EAC | No | ____ | Ceftazidime cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
11 | 68/M | DM | Edema and granulations | No | High tissue activity at the temporal bone, the mastoid and the skull base | Imipenem cipro | Negative | Yes | No |
12 | 70/F | DM | Edema and granulations | No | Tympanal bone erosion | Imipenem cipro | negative | Yes | No |
13 | 45/M | DM | Edema and granulations | Facial palsy | Tympanal bone erosion and soft-tissue involvement | First line: Ceftazidime cipro Second line: Imipenem | negative | Yes after second line | Yes (after 6 monthes) |