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Bing-Neel syndrome or malignant external otitis in waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. C. Lee  and
J. F. Sharp
W. C. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham.
J. F. Sharp
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham.
*
Mr. W. C. Lee, ENT Registrar, Department of Otolaryngology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TH.
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Abstract

Malignant external otitis is classically associated with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus probably due to generalized systemic immunodeficiency (Mowet and Baum, 1971). A unique case of malignant external otitis associated with Waldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia is presented.

Keywords

Otitis externa, malignantWaldenstrom's macroglobulinaemia
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 6 , June 1994 , pp. 492 - 493
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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