MALIGNANT OTITIS-EXTERNA WITH OPTIC NEURITIS

Malignant otitis externa is a serious condition that presents difficul ties in treatment, and also in monitoring its progress. A case of mali gnant otitis externa with optic neuritis is presented that remained re fractory to standard treatment but was cured by adjuvant hyperbaric ox ygen therapy. This is the only reported case that has survived this di sease with optic neuritis. The usefulness of imaging techniques in thi s condition is discussed, as well as the ESR? in evaluating the effect iveness of treatment.