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Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2008-4161
p-ISSN 2008-3645
The prevalence of otomycosis in Kashan, Iran, during 2001-2003
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1Department of ENT, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
2Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, m_a_asadi@yahoo.com, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, m_a_asadi@yahoo.com, Iran. Email: m_a_asadi@yahoo.com
Published online:Jan 31, 2009
Article type:Research Article
Received:Jan 01, 2008
Accepted:Mar 01, 2009
How to Cite:Yegane Mogadam A, Asadi MA, Dehghani R, Hooshyar H, . The prevalence of otomycosis in Kashan, Iran, during 2001-2003. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2009;2(1):. doi:
Abstract
Otomycosis is a fungal infection of external auditory meatus and is caused by several fungi such as saprophytes, yeasts and /or dermatophytes. The aim of the present study was to find the prevalence rate of fungal otitis in Kashan, Esfahan. This study was carried out on patients, referring to medical mycology laboratory (Golabchi laboratory, Kashan, Iran) during the years 2001-2003. Patients suffering from external otitis consulted with otorhino-laryngology specialists, and referred to our laboratory. Sterile swabs were used for sampling and direct smear and cultivation techniques were used for identification. From 910 patients suffering from external otitis 52 patients (5.7%) were diagnosed to have otomycosis, 16 patients (30.8%) were males and 36 (69.2%) were females. Aspergillus niger was the most common cause of otomycosis (32, 61.5%) and only one case (1.2%) was diagnosed with Scopulariopsis. This study demonstrated that otomycosis is relatively prevalent in Kasahn where has hot and dried climate. In addition, result shows a high prevalence rate for A. niger in otomycosis patients.
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