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...