Abstract
Phialemonium infection in humans is rare. We report a 7-year-old healthy boy who presented with chronic otorrhea, which persisted despite adequate antibiotic therapy and four preservative tympanomastoidectomy operations. Following 3 years of intermittent topical antibiotic therapy, cultures eventually grew Phialemonium, which necessitated a more extensive operation, combined with systemic/topical anti-fungal agent to achieve clinical cure.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 5-7 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2014 |
Keywords
- Chronic suppurative otitis media
- Fungal infection
- Middle ear
- Phialemonium
- Tympanomastoidectomy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases