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- Title
Retained Cotton Bud-induced Severe Otitis Externa That Mimics Malignant Otitis Externa.
- Authors
Yang, Hyung Chae; Cho, Yong Beom; Cho, Hyong-Ho
- Abstract
Summary The potential complications of cotton bud use are not well known in the elderly population. Here, we presented a case of cotton bud misuse. An elderly man who had long-standing diabetes mellitus, chronic otorrhea, and right-sided otalgia was poorly responsive to empirical treatment at a primary hospital. He was misdiagnosed with malignant otitis externa and referred to a tertiary hospital. On treatment Day 7 at the tertiary hospital, when the swollen ear canal was somewhat resolved, a retained cotton swab was found in his ear canal. His symptoms rapidly resolved after removing the retained foreign body. A cotton bud can be retained as a foreign body in the ear canal. The guidance of health professionals is needed to clean the ear canal using cotton buds, especially for elderly patients with other chronic diseases.
- Publication
International Journal of Gerontology, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 1, p52
- ISSN
1873-9598
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.ijge.2014.11.001