Actinomycosis of the Ear

Risch, O. C.

doi:10.1001/archotol.1939.00650050255003

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“…In all reported cases of chronic otitis media caused by actinomycosis, diagnosis was made either after surgery or at post-mortem. Intracranial extension was common in the pre-antibiotic days (Risch, 1939) and was uniformly fatal. However, all cases in the antibiotic era, recovered (Tarabichi and Schloss, 1993).…”

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“…Actinomycosis, while uncommon in the head and neck is still more rare in the middle ear and mastoid but involvement of these areas can be fatal (Risch, 1939;Townrow and Barrie, 1945;Miglets and Branson, 1993) Actinomycosis of the cervico-facial, abdominal and thoracic regions may be introduced by minor trauma (Smego, 1987;Tarabichi and Schloss, 1993). In the case of middle ear infection, it is presumed that direct spread occurs up the Eustachian tube from the nasopharynx where actinomycetes can be commensal (Risch, 1939;Leek, 1974).…”

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“…In most, if not all reported cases, the diagnosis of actinomycosis in the temporal bone has been made on histological examination of biopsy material (Risch, 1939;Shelton and Brackmann, 1988;Olson et al, 1989;Miglets and Branson, 1993;Tarabichi and Schloss, 1993), where a branched Gram positive non-acid fast bacterium is demonstrated. This bacterium is difficult to culture (Olson et al, 1989;Tarabichi and Schloss, 1993).…”

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Actinomycosis oto-mastoiditis

Ajal

Turner²,

Fagan³

et al. 1997

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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Actinomycosis of the temporal bone is uncommon. There have only been 24 cases previously reported in the English literature. The responsible organism is Actinomyces israelii, an anaerobic filamentous Gram positive bacterium. While the cervico-facial region is the most common site of the disease, involvement of the temporal bone is rare. The diagnosis can sometimes be made clinically by identification of sulphur granules in a glue-like substrate but in all cases involving the temporal bone, the diagnosis has been made at histopathology. Effective therapy consists of surgery followed by the long-term administration of penicillin.

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Actinomycosis oto-mastoiditis

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Turner²,

Fagan³

et al. 1997

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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“…indet. : Riviere and Thevenot (1904), Döderlein (1925), Risch (1939), Syverton, Hess and Krafchuk (1946). 40.…”

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Relation of Various Fungi to Otomycosis

Wolf¹

1947

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

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Purulent Otitis Media, Mastoiditis, Sinus Thrombosis and Suppuration of the Petrous Pyramid

Kopetzky¹

1942

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

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For the year 1940 a large number of foreign journals are unavailable. On account of the chaotic military and political situation abroad, the foreign reports which are at hand appear meager and possess little of scientific import. The Swedish otolaryngologists provide an exception to this general observation. They seem unaffected by current happen¬ ings, and their reports and articles are well planned and worked out.A gratifying observation is the increase in the number of scientific contributions from Latin America. A hint as to how this newly awakened interest might be enhanced is contained in the Acta otolaryngologica, which gives extensive resumes of its original articles not only in English but also in Spanish and Portugese. The great American special journals would profit by following this excellent example. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSIn 1927 Weiss 1 made his first study of the use of the von Schilling hemogram in otologie diagnosis, particularly in the diagnosis of mas¬ toiditis, and reported it in the American literature. At that time it was stressed that by this means no estimate of the severiy of an infecion could be established. Several studies have been made since then, all concerned with the value of the von Schilling hemogram in both the diagnosis and the prognosis of otitic infections.Couper 2 studied the use of the von Schilling hemogram in otitis media and mastoiditis in infants. He found that the count is valuable,

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Actinomycosis of the Ear

Cited by 17 publications

References 16 publications

Actinomycosis oto-mastoiditis

Actinomycosis oto-mastoiditis

Relation of Various Fungi to Otomycosis

Purulent Otitis Media, Mastoiditis, Sinus Thrombosis and Suppuration of the Petrous Pyramid

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