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Homeopathy treatment of Malassezia Pachydermatis in vitro

A common clinical occurrence in dogs is otitis externa caused by excessive growth of yeasts Malassezia pachydermatis, which can become chronic after wrong treatments, in which microbial resistance can occur. Homeopathic remedies can be considered a successful alternative, selecti...

Mycotic aortic aneurysm in a debilitated patient with compromised immunity; beware of Candida!

Abstract Candida is a rare cause of infected aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a diabetic patient with end stage kidney disease who underwent repair of a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was on long-term antibiotic treatment for malignant otitis externa. Candida albicans was isolated from the ...

Ocorrência de Staphylococcus spp. resistente à meticilina em otite externa canina

Rev. bras. anal. clin; 51 (4), 2019
Objetivo: O presente estudo objetivou traçar o perfil de resistência dos isolados de Staphylococcus spp. resistentes à meticilina (SMR) em cães com otite externa proveniente de atendimentos ambulatoriais ou de internação. Métodos: Isolamento e identificação bacteriológica por meio de provas bio...

Genotyping of Malassezia pachydermatis disclosed genetic variation in isolates from dogs in Colombia

Pesqui. vet. bras; 39 (11), 2019
Malassezia pachydermatis is a lipophilic and lipid-dependent yeast mostly isolated from animals' skin; hence, it is regarded as a zoophilic species causing otitis externa in dogs. Aspects associated with its epidemiology and pathogenicity is a matter of interest. This study aimed to conduct a molecular c...

Necrotizing Otitis Externa: A Disease Barely Known to Neurosurgeons

Arq. bras. neurocir; 38 (3), 2019
Necrotizing otitis externa (NOE), also known as malignant otitis externa (MOE), is a severe and rare infectious disease of the external auditory canal (EAC). Without treatment, it may progress to skull base involvement. The bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common causative agent (90% of the ca...

Otitis Externa in Secondary Care: A Change in Our Practice Following a Full Cycle Audit

Abstract Introduction Patients presenting with otitis externa are a common thing in otolaryngology units. However, the practice has not been standardized due to a lack of consensus over the management of this condition in secondary care. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guid...

Chorda tympani schwannoma: one new case revealed during malignant otitis externa and review of the literature

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the effect of an aqueous extract of Triticum aestivum on canine outer ear inflammation

Pesqui. vet. bras; 37 (11), 2017
Outer ear otitis is a multifactorial acute or chronic inflammation of the ear canal, and treatment is often hampered by growing antibiotic resistance. Pre-clinical assessments have shown that an aqueous extract of Triticum aestiveum (wheat) can effectively reduce the symptoms associated with the disease....

Medicamentos tópicos para otite externa aguda

Contexto:Otite externa aguda é uma inflamação que ocorre na orelha externá-pavilhão e canal auditivos. Essa condição clínica é caracterizada pelo acometimento da pele e do tecido subcutâneo, sendo a infecção bacteriana a principal causa. O paciente com essa doença tem inflamação no local,...

Medicamentos tópicos para otite externa aguda

CONTEXTO: Otite externa aguda é uma inflamação que ocorre na orelha externa – pavilhão e canal auditivos. Essa condição clínica é caracterizada pelo acometimento da pele e do tecido subcutâneo, sendo a infecção bacteriana a principal causa. O paciente com essa doença tem inflamação no loc...