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- Title
A Case of Otomycosis Associated With a Sugar-Loaded Traditional Medicine Solution and Other Factors.
- Authors
Mentis, Alexios-Fotios A.; Sofokleous, Valentinos
- Abstract
Objective. The aim of this case report is to illustrate how multiple co-existing factors can contribute to otomycosis and to highlight possible new etiologies for this common condition. Case Report. We report the case of a woman with otomycosis in which a) several factors could have played an additive, contributing role, and b) with all other clinical parameters being equal (ceteris paribus) before and after otomycosis-specific treatment, a home-made, sugar-loaded medicinal solution could also have contributed to its pathogenesis. Conclusion. Our case highlights that traditional medicines must be used with caution since they might cause side-effects and that history-taking must include enquiry about their use. This case also highlights that a ceteris paribus approach can be useful when interpreting case reports, which lack the methodological robustness of case-control or interventional studies.
- Subjects
TRADITIONAL medicine; OTITIS externa; CASE-control method; ETIOLOGY of diseases
- Publication
Acta Medica Academica, 2021, Vol 50, Issue 2, p300
- ISSN
1840-1848
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5644/ama2006-124.345