Ciprofloxacin ear drops caused precipitate in ear canal in Otitis Externa patient: Case Report
USA: A recent case report describes the case of a pediatric patient who experienced ear precipitate formation following treatment of otitis externa. Stacey D Curtis, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, and colleagues presented the case report in the journal BMJ Case Reports.
The case in question is of a 13-year-old female patient who was presented with inflamed, red, and swollen external ear canal. She was diagnosed with otitis externa and subsequently treated with topical ciprofloxacin/dexamethasone.
After completing the course of therapy, the patient's pain, and discomfort resolved. But she then immediately began experiencing itchiness, loss of hearing, and the feeling of something present in the ear. Close examination of the patient's ear revealed the development of precipitate formation in her ear canal from the pharmacological treatment.
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