Nuclear scanning in necrotizing progressive “malignant” external otitis

Simon C. Parisier; Frank E. Lucente; Peter M. Som; Sholom Z. Hirschman; Leon M. Arnold; Jeffrey D. Roffman

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Nuclear scanning in necrotizing progressive “malignant” external otitis

Simon C. Parisier, Frank E. Lucente, Peter M. Som, Sholom Z. Hirschman, Leon M. Arnold, Jeffrey D. Roffman

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The usefulness of radionuclear scanning in the treatment of 18 patients with necrotizing progressive “malignant” external otitis is discussed. A Tc 99-m bone scan, a valuable test since results are positive in early cases of osteomyelitis of the temporal bone and base of skull, showed increased uptake in all 18 patients. In 6 patients, Ga-67 citrate scans were obtained at the start of therapy and at 5-6 week intervals thereafter. The serial gallium scans were useful in evaluating the effectiveness of therapy since the uptake decreased with control of infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1016-1020
Number of pages	5
Journal	Laryngoscope
Volume	92
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1288/00005537-198209000-00011
State	Published - Sep 1982

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