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Otomycosis

MedGen UID:
452110
Concept ID:
C0029895
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Otomycoses
SNOMED CT: Otitis mycotic externa (53316003); Otomycosis (53316003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0000262

Definition

Fungus infection of the external ear, usually by aspergillus species [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOtomycosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Sangaré I, Amona FM, Ouedraogo RW, Zida A, Ouedraogo MS
J Mycol Med 2021 Jun;31(2):101115. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101115. PMID: 33516991
Li Y, He L
Mycoses 2019 Nov;62(11):1064-1068. Epub 2019 Sep 2 doi: 10.1111/myc.12979. PMID: 31368588
Vennewald I, Klemm E
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003. PMID: 20347664

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Schwartz IS, Marek C, Sandhu H, Abdelmonem A, Petersen G, Dishner E, Heidari A, Thompson GR 3rd
Emerg Infect Dis 2023 Jul;29(7):1297-1301. doi: 10.3201/eid2907.230129. PMID: 37347877Free PMC Article
Sangaré I, Amona FM, Ouedraogo RW, Zida A, Ouedraogo MS
J Mycol Med 2021 Jun;31(2):101115. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101115. PMID: 33516991
Herasym K, Bonaparte JP, Kilty S
Laryngoscope 2016 Jun;126(6):1411-9. Epub 2015 Nov 24 doi: 10.1002/lary.25761. PMID: 26600419
Viswanatha B, Sumatha D, Vijayashree MS
Ear Nose Throat J 2012 Mar;91(3):114-21. doi: 10.1177/014556131209100308. PMID: 22430336
Pontes ZB, Silva AD, Lima Ede O, Guerra Mde H, Oliveira NM, Carvalho Mde F, Guerra FS
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2009 May-Jun;75(3):367-70. doi: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)30653-4. PMID: 19649486Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Schwartz IS, Marek C, Sandhu H, Abdelmonem A, Petersen G, Dishner E, Heidari A, Thompson GR 3rd
Emerg Infect Dis 2023 Jul;29(7):1297-1301. doi: 10.3201/eid2907.230129. PMID: 37347877Free PMC Article
Javidnia J, Ghotbi Z, Ghojoghi A, Solhjoo K, Alshahni MM, Jeddi SA, Ahmadi B, Nouripour-Sisakht S, Ansari S, Shokoohi G
Mycopathologia 2022 Jun;187(2-3):225-233. Epub 2022 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s11046-022-00626-9. PMID: 35347533
Sangaré I, Amona FM, Ouedraogo RW, Zida A, Ouedraogo MS
J Mycol Med 2021 Jun;31(2):101115. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101115. PMID: 33516991
Li Y, He L
Mycoses 2019 Nov;62(11):1064-1068. Epub 2019 Sep 2 doi: 10.1111/myc.12979. PMID: 31368588
Vennewald I, Klemm E
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003. PMID: 20347664

Therapy

Javidnia J, Ghotbi Z, Ghojoghi A, Solhjoo K, Alshahni MM, Jeddi SA, Ahmadi B, Nouripour-Sisakht S, Ansari S, Shokoohi G
Mycopathologia 2022 Jun;187(2-3):225-233. Epub 2022 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s11046-022-00626-9. PMID: 35347533
Sangaré I, Amona FM, Ouedraogo RW, Zida A, Ouedraogo MS
J Mycol Med 2021 Jun;31(2):101115. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101115. PMID: 33516991
Bakshi SS, Das S
Med Clin (Barc) 2020 Nov 27;155(10):472. Epub 2019 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.medcli.2019.08.003. PMID: 31767129
Herasym K, Bonaparte JP, Kilty S
Laryngoscope 2016 Jun;126(6):1411-9. Epub 2015 Nov 24 doi: 10.1002/lary.25761. PMID: 26600419
Vennewald I, Klemm E
Clin Dermatol 2010 Mar 4;28(2):202-11. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2009.12.003. PMID: 20347664

Prognosis

Antunes J, Mendes N, Adónis C, Freire F
Acta Otolaryngol 2022 Sep-Dec;142(9-12):664-667. Epub 2022 Sep 20 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2117845. PMID: 36128634
Li Y, He L
Mycoses 2019 Nov;62(11):1064-1068. Epub 2019 Sep 2 doi: 10.1111/myc.12979. PMID: 31368588
Gharaghani M, Seifi Z, Zarei Mahmoudabadi A
Mycopathologia 2015 Jun;179(5-6):415-24. Epub 2015 Jan 30 doi: 10.1007/s11046-015-9864-7. PMID: 25633436
García-Agudo L, Aznar-Marín P, Galán-Sánchez F, García-Martos P, Marín-Casanova P, Rodríguez-Iglesias M
Mycopathologia 2011 Oct;172(4):307-10. Epub 2011 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s11046-011-9427-5. PMID: 21499908
Kaushik V, Malik T, Saeed SR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD004740. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004740.pub2. PMID: 20091565

Clinical prediction guides

Antunes J, Mendes N, Adónis C, Freire F
Acta Otolaryngol 2022 Sep-Dec;142(9-12):664-667. Epub 2022 Sep 20 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2022.2117845. PMID: 36128634
Chen CH, Wang CY, Cheng MY, Hsih WH, Tien N, Chou CH, Lin PC, Chi CY, Ho MW, Lu MC
J Microbiol Immunol Infect 2022 Dec;55(6 Pt 2):1283-1292. Epub 2022 Aug 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2022.07.014. PMID: 36117089
Javidnia J, Ghotbi Z, Ghojoghi A, Solhjoo K, Alshahni MM, Jeddi SA, Ahmadi B, Nouripour-Sisakht S, Ansari S, Shokoohi G
Mycopathologia 2022 Jun;187(2-3):225-233. Epub 2022 Mar 26 doi: 10.1007/s11046-022-00626-9. PMID: 35347533
Jia X, Liang Q, Chi F, Cao W
Mycoses 2012 Sep;55(5):404-9. Epub 2011 Oct 17 doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2011.02132.x. PMID: 21999222
Ho T, Vrabec JT, Yoo D, Coker NJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2006 Nov;135(5):787-91. doi: 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.07.008. PMID: 17071313

Recent systematic reviews

Lee A, Tysome JR, Saeed SR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 May 25;5(5):CD009289. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009289.pub2. PMID: 34033120Free PMC Article
Herasym K, Bonaparte JP, Kilty S
Laryngoscope 2016 Jun;126(6):1411-9. Epub 2015 Nov 24 doi: 10.1002/lary.25761. PMID: 26600419
Kaushik V, Malik T, Saeed SR
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD004740. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004740.pub2. PMID: 20091565

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