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Incidence of External Ear Canal Folliculitis Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC); 2017;21(1): 75-77 Original Article Incidence of External Ear Canal Folliculitis Mohammad Iqbal1, Kamran Iqbal2,Sahibzada Fawad Khan3,Wasim Ahmad4 1.Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Bannu Medical College Bannu;2.Department of ENT, Gomal Medical College D.I.Khan; 3.Department of ENT, Nowshera Medical College;4.Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Science & Technology, Bannu Abstract Folliculitis is termed as an inflammation and infection of hair follicles, the minute openings in the skin from Background: To analyze the incidence of External which hair nurtures. Folliculitis is due to an incursion Ear Canal Folliculitis (EECF) in adult population of of bacteria that enter the follicles and cause a bacterial district Bannu. infection.1 Folliculitis is most frequently the outcome Methods: In this descriptive study 100 patients of an infection of bacteria, staphylococcal. This causes with ear ache, presented in four quarters of the year inflammation and a red rash that is jarring and were included. Complaints, and findings on physical scratchy. The rash can happen on the skin or scalp any examination including otoscopy results, diagnosis where. were recorded. Inclusion criteria was adults (18+) The body attempts to combat the bacterial infection by with ear pain as a major complaint. We included the transporting white blood cells to the infected follicles. cases with another major complaint only when it This can end in the formation of pus-filled sores. In was related to the ear pain (e.g. referred pain from some cases folliculitis can lead to the formation of a sinusitis, tonsillitis).Exclusion criteria was antibiotic boil.The inflammation can be either limited to the treatment in the last 10 days was marked as superficial aspect of the follicle with primary exclusion criteria. Both the rates of external ear canal involvement of the infundibulum or the inflammation folliculitis and the rate of Non-external ear canal can affect both the superficial and deep aspect of the folliculitis were compared. We also subdivided the follicle. Deep folliculitis can eventuate from chronic different diagnostics under the title "folliculitis lesions of superficial folliculitis or from lesions that are channel of the non-outer ear." The prevalence of the external ear canal folliculitis diagnosis was manipulated, and this may ultimately result in 2 calculated, including subdivisionby sex and age scarring. Perifolliculitis, on the other hand, is defined groups, by location in the ear canal including as the presence of inflammatory cells in the posterior vs. anterior and by the quarters of the year. perifollicular tissues and can involve the adjacent reticular dermis. Folliculitis and perifolliculitis can Results: 35% of cases represented EECF were manifest independently or together as a result of included. The ratio of male to female was observed follicular disruption and irritation. 3: 2. The condition was maximum in 2nd& 3rd quarter The complaints of ear pain are very common in of the year where as it was minimal in 1st and 4th primary care practice. The diagnosis is classically quarters. Earache in adult patients was the most based on medical history and thorough physical exam. common principal inflammation, which is generally termed as EECF. The diagnosis of the clinician can be influenced, possibly negatively, by preconceived notions of Conclusion: Different factors are being involved prevalence that are partly based on personal in its prevalence including poor hygiene, over experience and partly according to their medical crowding, bath in a contaminated water, hot knowledge. It is possible that a diagnosis of a weather, ear wax and lack of specialized care. Since folliculitis can be missed or delayed because some treatment is only possible upon clinical diagnosis, symptoms, such as a skin rash are similar to symptoms doctors will likely be more reserved about oral of other diseases or conditions. antibiotics if EECF can be diagnosed appropriately. External ear canal folliculitis is an inflammation of one Key Words: Ear canal, Folliculitis, Otoscopy or more hair follicles on any part of the skin including the scalp. The condition may result in scarring or hair Introduction loss. Folliculitis occurs when bacteria enters a follicle External ear canal folliculitis is a confined skin that has suffered some sort of trauma or injury such as infection of the external ear canal involving hair where clothing rubs against the skin. A localized follicles, typically instigated by Staphylococcus aureus. infection of the skin external auditory meatus 75 Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC); 2017;21(1): 75-77 comprising one or more hair follicles is usually caused ear canal folliculitis" was calculated, including by Staphylococcus aureus. Patients have an area of subdivision by sex and age groups, by location in the tenderness corresponding to the area of pain reported ear canal including posterior vs. anterior and by the in the external channel.3Currently, very little EECF quarters of the year. mention can be found in the professional literature Results 4 using PubMed and other Internet search engines. This We examined 100 patients having a major problem of notwithstanding, there seems to be acknowledged ear pain and who met our stated inclusion criteria. among the patient-centered websites this condition 35.0% of these cases represented EECF (Table 1). The 5, 6 carries clinical relevance. We submit that it is a largest number of cases of EECF produced in the relatively common problem in primary care practice, 2nd(April-June) and 3rd quarters (July-Sep) of the largely misunderstood by most clinicians. year(15 & 28) (Table 2). The common substitute The first step in treating folliculitis is averting it diagnosis for the chief complaint of ear pain that was 7 existence. Prevention includes maintaining hot tubs not EECF was otitis media (n=15) and some cases had appropriately in the proper pH and using the right no specific findings (n=12) (Table 3). No significant amount of chlorine. This ensures that the bacterium difference was observed in rates among left and right Pseudomonas aeruginosa do not grow in the water, ear or among male and female patients. which can get into follicles and cause an infection.In Table 1: External Ear Canal Folliculitis – some cases it might be recommended that a person not Demographic profile use hair removal methods, such as waxing, shaving, Dx=EECF Dx=NOT EECF and tweezing in order to prevent folliculitis. n= 35 (35%) 65 (65%) Mild folliculitis may need little or no treatment and often clears up on its own.8Medications that may be Average age in 40-45 30-40 recommended include topical antibiotics and oral or years topical medications to minimize itching.Severe Gender (Male) 19 (54.2%) 42 (65%) folliculitis or folliculitis that does not go away on its Gender (Female) 16 (46) 23 (35%) own requires medical care. People with chronic Table 2: Distribution of cases of EECF diseases or conditions that lower resistance to infection per Quarter should also seek prompt medical care if they develop Quarter No of Cases any symptoms of folliculitis. Treatment includes oral Quarter 2nd 10 antibiotics and not removing hair in the affected area (April-June) 2014 for several months. Treatment also includes avoiding Quarter 3rd 15 hot tubs until after the infection is cleared up. (July-Sep) 2014 Patients and Methods Quarter 4th 6 In this descriptive study , performed in ENT (Oct-Dec) 2014 st department DHQ Hospital, Bannu , patients were Quarter 1 (Jan-March) 2015 4 enrolled during 4 quarters. in ENT unit of DHQ Table 3: Other Diagnosis along with EECF hospital Bannu. Patients (n=100) with earache as the Otitis media 15 presenting complaint were included. During each visit, Myringitis 4 we documented demographic information including No specific findings 15 patient age, sex etc, the date (month of the year), Malignant otitis 1 complaints, and findings on physical examination including otoscopy results, diagnosis etc.Inclusion Total 35 criteria was adults aged 18 years or older with ear Discussion pain as a major complaint. We included the cases with The results of this clinical trial show that ear ache in another major complaint only when related to the ear adult patients most often comes from pivotal pain (e.g. referred pain from sinusitis, inflammation, what we call EECF. The basic tonsillitis).Exclusion criteria was antibiotic treatment implementation of this descriptive study was our own in the last 10 days .Both the rates of "external ear canal clinical experience in primary education care, in which folliculitis” and the rate of "Non-external ear canal we found that frequent explanation of earaches in folliculitis" were compared. We also subdivided the adults was a little focus of localized inflammation. different diagnostics under the title "folliculitis channel Doctors who deal with complaints of earache in adults of the non-outer ear." The prevalence of "the external detect the same findings of the clinical examination 76 Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC); 2017;21(1): 75-77 that we do. We mean that doctors see an inflammatory References focus and frame their diagnosis into an otherwise 1. Mushtaq A and Rahmat AK. External ear canal folliculitis in "respectable" familiar diagnosis. suggest that during IDPs of KPK. J Pak Med Asso 2012; 54: 212-15 this elementary diagnostic procedure, physicians are 2. Jamil M, Farooq K, Shaista J. Folliculitis of the ear: causes and management. Med Forum 2015;29: 54-57 almost inevitably influenced by representativeness 3. Greenes D. Evaluation of earache in children. 2012. Up To bias 9,10. When patients present with earache, Date physicians expect to find evidence of infection during 4. Otitis Externa. NICE Pathways, Clinical Knowledge otoscopy. When it is detected in the external auditory Summaries 2002. 5. Kenny T.
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