Fungal otitis is an acute or subacute infection evolution, sometimes serious and rebellious to treatment. The objective of this work is to determine the prevalence of this infection in patients diagnosed at the laboratory of parasitology and mycology of the military hospital of Marrakech. A prospective study was performed that included patients with clinically suspected otomycosis. The ear removal is practiced during the otoscopic examination and diagnosis was confirmed by direct examination and culture. 19 cases of otomycosiswere diagnosed in 52 patients. Isolated fungal species were dominated by molds with a prevalence of 68.4% (N = 13) followed by the yeast with 31.6% (N = 6). It was not noted association of two fungal species. Aspergillusniger (35%), Aspergillusflavus (29%) and Candida albicans (13%) accounted for the most isolated fungal species. Otomycosis prevalence varies among studies. It is an infection that remains rebellious to treatment and whose management is difficult. It must be multi disciplinary combining mycological study as a diagnostic tool.
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El Mezouari El Mostafa, Mouhib H., Darouassi Y., Ammar H., Moutaj R. (2017). Otomycosis in Marrakech: Prospective Study of 19 Cases. International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijidt.20170201.11
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El Mezouari El Mostafa; Mouhib H.; Darouassi Y.; Ammar H.; Moutaj R. Otomycosis in Marrakech: Prospective Study of 19 Cases. Int. J. Infect. Dis. Ther. 2017, 2(1), 1-3. doi: 10.11648/j.ijidt.20170201.11
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