A 45-year-old diabetic male presents with severe left-sided otalgia, purulent otorrhoea, and facial nerve palsy (CN VII). He has a temperature of 38.8...

Question

A 45-year-old diabetic male presents with severe left-sided otalgia, purulent otorrhoea, and facial nerve palsy (CN VII). He has a temperature of 38.8°C and is systemically unwell. The external auditory canal appears erythematous and oedematous with granulation tissue. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Malignant (necrotising) otitis externa

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Cholesteatoma

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Bell's palsy

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Acute otitis media with perforation

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Temporal bone fracture

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Malignant Otitis Externa