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Otomastoiditis caused by Candida auris: Case report and literature review.

Hyoung Il ChoiJin AnJae Joon HwangSoo-Youn MoonJun Seong Son
Published in: Mycoses (2017)
Fungal otomastoiditis is a rare disease, but can be fatal for immunocompromised patients. Recently, there have been increasing cases of otologic infection caused by Candida auris. Candida auris can be easily misdiagnosed for other species and treatment is difficult due to multidrug resistance. Clinician should be aware of this rare pathogen, and it should be treated with appropriate antifungal agent with surgical debridement.
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