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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the predominant pathogen associated with otitis externa. Occasionally P. aeruginosa may penetrate the epithelium of the floor of the external auditory canal & invade the underlying soft tissue, cartilage & cortical bone. This condition is called malignant otitis externa & occurs predominately in elderly diabetics. Virtually all cases of malignant otitis externa are caused by P. aeruginosa.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the predominant pathogen associated with otitis externa. Occasionally P. aeruginosa may penetrate the epithelium of the floor of the external auditory canal & invade the underlying soft tissue, cartilage & cortical bone. This condition is called malignant otitis externa & occurs predominately in elderly diabetics. Virtually all cases of malignant otitis externa are caused by P. aeruginosa.
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