Bilateral necrotizing otitis externa in a patient with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Abstract

Necrotizing otitis externa (NOE), an infection involving the temporal bone and adjacent structures, poses a high risk of life-threatening complications. The disease occurs mostly in immunocompromised patients. In this paper, we reported a case of a 5-year-old patient presenting with bilateral NOE and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).

Keywords

• Necrotizing otitis externa
• Primary immunodeficiency
• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
• Children