Introduction
- Ears are specialized extensions of the skin and almost any dermatological condition can affect them.
- Ectoparasitic, allergic, nutritional, and autoimmune disorders, often → self-trauma.
- Otitis externa
is the most common disorder. - Organisms most commonly isolated:
- Bacteria : Staphylococcus , Streptococcus , Proteus , Pseudomonas and E. coli .
- Yeasts : Malassezia pachydermatis and other Malassezia species ( M. sloofiae , M. nana ).
- Fungi : Candida spp .
- Mites : Otodectes cynotis .
- Bacteria : Staphylococcus
