129 KB8 KB199220252009Haroske, GünterKlemm, EckartWollina, Uweletnik:18številka:2str. 73-76ISSN:1318-4458COBISSID:26666969URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-RMHEIKJNenDermatovenerologic Society of SloveniaActa dermatovenerologica Alpina, Pannonica et Adriaticadermatologijakožne spremembeotitisOtitis externa and myringitis due to demodicidosis|We report on an 84-year-old woman with chronic pruritic otitis externa and myringitis. Microbiological and mycological investigations failed to establishthe cause, but histology revealed a large amount of Demodex mites. Topical treatment for this ectoparasite resulted in a complete remission. The myringitis was eventually treated successfully with myringoplasty. To the bestof our knowledge this is the first case report on Demodex-induced otitis externa and myringitisTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZdruženje slovenskih dermatovenerologov