A Comparative Study on Management of Acute Otitis Externa with and Without Oral Antibiotics in a Tertiary Care Centre, Maduranthagam.

ABSTRACT: Acute otitis externa also called as "Swimmers ear" is commonly seen in all age groups. It is a very common condition, severely painful, characterised by otalgia, otorrhoea, conductive hearing loss and an oedematous ear canal. There is dearth of evidence based treatment guidelines leading to difference of opinion in its treatment particularly in the usage of systemic antibiotics and local antibiotics. To evaluate the clinical efficacy of oral antibiotics in two different protocols in treatment of acute otitis externa. A total of 80 patients with clinically diagnosed otitis externa were included into the study. Group A treated with systemic antibiotics and Group B without antibiotics based on Senturia grading. Response to the treatment was assessed with otoscopic finding and visual analogue

SUBMITTER: Sindhuja M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306717 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature