Misdiagnosis of a fungus ball in the middle ear as chronic suppurative otitis media
If a patient has good immune function and no history of diabetes mellitus, despite repeated antibiotic use resulting in a diagnosis of chronic otitis media, doctors should consider the possibility of a fungal infection in the middle ear.
Authors
- Lei Guo
- Yuanyuan Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7048-0196)
Institutions
- Peking University Shenzhen Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
- Published
- 2024-11-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.19395
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.58
Funders
- Peking University