Otitis Externa (Swimmer's Ear) : Causes
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Otitis externa refers to an infection of the ear canal (outer ear), the tube leading from the outside opening of the ear in towards the ear drum. The infection usually develops in children and adolescents whose ears are exposed to persistent, exce...
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Otitis externa refers to an infection of the ear canal, the tube leading from the outside opening of the ear in towards the ear drum.
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A pseudomonas infection is caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and may affect any part of the body. In most cases, however, pseudomonas infections strike only persons who are very ill, usually hospitalized.
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What is the treatment for a pseudomonas infection?
Anthony Komaroff, M.D., is professor of medicine and editor-in-chief of Harvard Health Publications at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Komaroff also is senior physician and was formerly director of the Division of General Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Komaroff has served on various advisory committees to the federal government, and is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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