Fungal Infection of the External Auditory Canal or Otomycosis in Western Libya

Otomycosis has typically been described as fungal infection of the external auditory canal (EAC). The aim of the present work is to report on fungi incremented in this type of infection. The study was conducted at the department of biology, faculty of education, at university of Tripoli. The study was held from June to August 2023 at 30 pretreatment patients of the age group (15 -63) of both sex, males (13) and females (17), attending the outpatient department of Otorhinolaryngology at the two main Medical Centers in Tripoli-Libya, University Tripoli Hospital and Central Tripoli Hospital. External auditory canal exudates were collected, swabs in each patient were observed by direct microscopic examination and cultured in Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) medium. Using classical standard identification keys at the species level, Aspergillus with Aspergillus niger and Candida with Candida albicans species were reported as the most dominant isolates.