Invasive external otitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in two patients with AIDS

Reiss, P.; Hadderingh, Roel J.; Schot, L.J.; Danner, S. A.

doi:10.1097/00002030-199105000-00027

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“…Eighteen patients were males, and five were females; most of the patients were adults (n ϭ 21), and the median age was 46 years (range, 7 to 85 years). Nineteen patients had an identified cause of acquired immunodeficiency, the most common underlying condition being AIDS (n ϭ 7) (7,27,33,34,45). Five patients suffered from acute leukemia (17,25,30,32,38), and five had diabetes mellitus as the sole underlying condition (2,13,16,19,23).…”

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Antifungal Therapy of Aspergillus Invasive Otitis Externa: Efficacy of Voriconazole and Review

Parize

Chandesris

Lanternier

et al. 2009

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

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Invasive otitis externa (IOE) due to Aspergillus is a rare, potentially life-threatening, invasive fungal infection affecting immunocompromised patients. The invasive process may lead to skull base osteomyelitis with progressive cranial nerve palsies and can result in irreversible hearing and neurological impairment. We report two cases of Aspergillus IOE treated with voriconazole alone and a literature review of antifungal therapy of Aspergillus IOE. Twenty-five patients, including the two described in the present report, were analyzed. Eighteen patients were treated with amphotericin B, and nine of them received itraconazole as an additional agent. Three patients received initial therapy with itraconazole, and one patient was treated with both voriconazole and caspofungin therapy. The two patients in the present report received voriconazole therapy alone with good clinical and biological tolerance despite prolonged treatment. The last patient did not receive antifungal therapy, as the diagnosis was made postmortem. Eighteen patients underwent an initial extensive surgical debridement. The majority of the patients had a favorable outcome, 17 patients experienced a complete recovery, and 6 showed a partial improvement. Both of the patients reported on here had favorable outcomes, and no aggressive surgical debridement was required. Although voriconazole has been shown to be effective for the treatment of invasive aspergillosis, its precise role in the management of Aspergillus IOE had not been documented. These observations demonstrate that voriconazole could be an effective and well-tolerated therapeutic option for the management of Aspergillus IOE.Invasive otitis externa (IOE) is a particular entity among ear infections (6). Its main feature is its spreading from the external auditory canal to adjacent anatomical structures including soft tissues, cartilage, and bone. The invasive process can lead to skull base osteomyelitis, progressive cranial nerve palsies, and even death if IOE is not recognized and treated early. Invasive external otitis typically occurs in elderly diabetic patients, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common causative microbial pathogen (11,35).Fungal pathogens, mostly Aspergillus spp., are a rare cause of IOE (5). As for other localizations of invasive aspergillosis, Aspergillus IOE occurs in immunocompromised patients, usually with profound and long-lasting neutropenia or under longterm steroid therapy (21), as well as in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (14).The treatment of Aspergillus sp. IOE classically includes extensive surgical debridement and intensive long-term antifungal therapy including amphotericin B and/or itraconazole. Despite this management, this pathology is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, mostly due to late diagnosis and patient comorbidities (2, 37). Treatment failure could also be a result of suboptimal therapeutic management as a consequence of antifungal agent toxicity. In particular, the side effects of amphotericin B, especia...

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Antifungal Therapy of Aspergillus Invasive Otitis Externa: Efficacy of Voriconazole and Review

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Chandesris

Lanternier

et al. 2009

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

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“…All 6 of these patients were young (14,20,21,27,27, and 41 years of age in cases 22, 16,21,8,20, and 18, respectively) and were severely immunocompromised (4 with end-stage AIDS, 1 with severe neutropenia from chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and 1 with graft-versus-host disease following bone marrow transplantation). An additional 7 patients died of other causes within a year of their fungal MOE.…”

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Fungal Malignant Otitis Externa Due to Scedosporium Apiospermum

Yao

Messner²

2001

Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol

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Malignant otitis externa (MOE) is an infection of the external auditory canal that invades the skull base. Aspergillus species fungi were the pathological organism in 21 of 23 reported cases of fungal MOE. We report on a 21-year-old man with end-stage acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and fungal MOE caused by Scedosporium apiospermum. Fungal MOE is most common in patients with end-stage AIDS and hematologic malignancies. Granulation tissue is not a common finding in these patients, and the infectious process often starts in the mastoid air cells or middle ear space, as opposed to the external auditory canal. Surgical debridement and amphotericin B are the mainstays of therapy; resolution of the infection depends greatly on the severity of the underlying disease.

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“…Classically, NEO has been considered a disease of elderly diabetic patients 1‐5 . However, several reports of NEO in patients without diabetes have been documented 2,7‐13 . Most of these patients had an underlying disease that resulted in neutropenia or immunosuppression, such as leukemia, treatment with bone marrow suppressive drugs, and AIDS.…”

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Necrotizing External Otitis in Patients with AIDS

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In a retrospective review of seven patients with AIDS who were diagnosed with necrotizing external otitis between 1990 and 1995, it was found that the presentation of necrotizing external otitis in patients with AIDS differed from the classic description of malignant external otitis in several respects. The patient population was significantly younger and nondiabetic. Granulation tissue was usually absent from the external auditory canal and Pseudomonas aeruginosa was not the predominant pathologic organism. Also, outcome was found to be significantly worse. Thus a high index of suspicion must be entertained and vigorous local and systemic treatment initiated early in the course of disease to achieve a satisfactory outcome.

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Invasive external otitis caused by Aspergillus fumigatus in two patients with AIDS

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Antifungal Therapy of Aspergillus Invasive Otitis Externa: Efficacy of Voriconazole and Review

Antifungal Therapy of Aspergillus Invasive Otitis Externa: Efficacy of Voriconazole and Review

Fungal Malignant Otitis Externa Due to Scedosporium Apiospermum

Necrotizing External Otitis in Patients with AIDS

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