[Necrotizing external otitis in children in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)]. / L'otite nécrosante chez l'enfant à Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire).

ABSTRACT

Necrotizing external otitis (NEO) is a fulminant Pseudomonas infection of the external auditory canal affecting mainly elderly diabetic patients. Since the early descriptions, many authors have related cases of NEO in non diabetic patients. We report eight cases of NEO in young children. They are less than two years old, they are undernourished and non diabetics. We get a good evolution in spite of our modest therapeutic ways. Emphasis is placed on efficiency of local remedy with colistine.