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Otitis Externa/Media in Cats & Dogs (Santoro) Flashcards

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Otitis externa

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Inflammation of the ear canal

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Otitis media

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Inflammation of the bulla

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Otitis interna

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Inflammation canaliculi and/or cochlea

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Predisposing factors of otitis externa

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  • Conformational defect (hair, stenosis)
  • Swimming/humidity
  • Obstructive ear disease (neoplasia, polyps, foreign body)
  • Trauma
    • improper ear cleaning
    • topical irritants
  • Excessive cerumen production
  • Systemic dz (catabolic states, immune suppression, debilitation)
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Primary factors of otitis externa

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  • Disease, enough for inflammation
    • Foreign bodies
    • Allergies
    • Autoimmune diseases
    • Endocrinopathies
    • Parasitic diseases
    • Masses
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Otodectes cynotis (ear mite)

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  • Non-burrowing psoroptid mite
  • On skin surface
  • Protected by thick, brown (coffee ground) crust
  • Feed on lymph & blood

Primary factor of OE

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Otobius megnini (spinous ear tick)

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  • Larvae & nymphs induce inflammation
  • Drops to ground as adult

Primary factor of OE

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Eutrombicula alfreddugesi (chigger)

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  • Bite causes irritation & variable pruritis
  • Seasonal - late summer/fall

Primary factor of OE

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Otodemodicosis

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  • More common in cats
  • Ceruminous otitis externa
  • Suspect immynosuppression
    • FeLV, FIV, diabetes, neoplasia
  • Ear swab, no need to scrape

Primary factor of OE

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Sacroptes scabiei canis (canine scabies)

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  • Usually ear tips, but can be otitis externa
  • Severe pruritis
  • Female burrows in epidermis and layws eggs
  • Thick, yellow crusts

Primary factor of OE

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Notoedres cati (feline scabies)

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  • Medial, proximal pinnae
  • Face, eyelids, neck, feet, perineum
  • Female mites burrow
  • Intense pruritis
  • Highly contagious
  • Abundant mites

Primary factor of OE

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Intraluminal tumors

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  • Relatively uncommon
  • Obstructive lesions
  • Ulceration & necrosis
  • Malignant (cats > dogs)
    • Ceruminous gland adenocarcinoma
    • Squamous cell carcinoma
    • mast cell tumors

Primary factor of OE

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Nasopharyngeal polyp

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  • Congenital, bacterial, calicivirus
  • Chronic uni/bilateral otitis, mass in ear canal, head tilt
  • Treat surgically

Primary factor of OE

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Apocrine cystomatosis

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  • Cysts of apocrine glands
  • Adult animals
  • Solitary, well-circumscribed, smooth, bluish tense swelling
  • Located on concave surface of pinna, vertical ear canal
  • Uni or bilateral
  • Treat: benign neglect, surgery

Primary factor of OE

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Atopic dermatitis

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  • Erythema & inflammation
    • Initially pinnae, vertical canal
    • Entire ear canal when chronic

Primary factor of OE

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Causes of contact allergy in the ear

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  • Neomycin/gentamycin
  • Miconazole 1%
  • Propylene glycol

Primary factor of OE

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Primary idiopathic seborrhea

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  • Incr. cerumen production
  • Altered cerumen composition
  • Delayed desquamation and stenosis
  • Often progress to calcifying otitis externa/media in cocker spaniel

Primary factors of OE

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Endocrinopathies as a primary factor of otitis externa

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  • Hypothyroidism, sex hormone imbalance
  • Incr. mucin deposition in dermis
  • Hyperplasia/hyperkeratosis of epidermis
  • Altered fatty acid production

Primary factor of OE

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Autoimmune diseases as primary factors of otitis externa

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  • Pemphigus foliaceus
  • Pemphigus erythematosus
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
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Juvenile cellulitis

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  • Puppies
  • Vesiculopustular dz
  • Dachshunds, golden retrievers, pointers
  • Purulent otitis w/ head & facial lesions
  • Blepharitis
  • Lymphadenopathy

Primary factor of OE

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Secondary factors of otitis externa

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  • Infection secondary to the inflammatory process
    • Bacteria
    • Yeast
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Bacteria as secondary factors of otitis externa

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  • Staph pseudointermedius
  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Pseudomonas
  • E. coli
  • Klebsiella
  • Corynebacterium
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Yeast as secondary factors of otitis externa

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  • Malassezia pachydermatis
    • ​in some normal dog/cat ears
  • Candida albicans
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Perpetuating factors of otitis externa

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  • NOT responsible for the otitis, but cause the otitis to presist
  • Otitis media
  • Mineralization of the ear canal
  • Hyperplasia of the ear canal
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Pathologic changes caused by perpetuating factors of otitis externa

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  • Hyperkeratosis
  • Epidermal hyperplasia
  • Epithelial folds
  • Dermal edema & fibrosis
  • Cerumial gland hyperplasia/hypertrophy
  • Lumen stenosis
  • Calcification
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Tympanic membrane changes perpetuating otitis exerna

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  • Opacity
  • Dilation
  • Diverticulum
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Otitis media perpetuating factors for otitis externa

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  • Epithelial changes
  • Purulent accumulation
  • Caseation
  • Cholesteatoma (skin growth in middle ear)
  • Proliferation
  • Destructive osteomyelitis
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Clinical signs of otitis externa

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  • Odor
  • Head shaking
  • Discharge
  • Pruritis
  • Aural hematoma
  • Head tilt
  • Pain
  • Erythema
  • Edema
  • Lichenification
  • Hyperpigmentation
  • Excoriations
  • Mineralization
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Causes of otitis media

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  • Extension of otitis externa (most common)
  • Ascending infection via eustacial tube
  • Hematogenous spread
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Neurological signs of otitis media

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  • Facial nerve paralysis
  • KCS
  • Horner’s syndrome
  • Peripheral vestibular disease
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Diagnostic tools for otitis media

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  • Ear cytology (collect before flush)
  • Otoscopy
  • Diagnostic imaging
  • Biopsy
  • Culture & sensitivity
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Video-otoscopy

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  • Under general anesthesia
  • Visualize tympanic membrane
  • Useful for
    • Deep ear flush
    • Myringotomy
    • Biopsy
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Why deep ear flush for otitis media

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  • Removes exudate
    • visualization of tympanic membrane
    • un-mask foreign body, tumor
    • purulent discharge will inactivate medications
  • Perform myringotomy
  • Collect curlture/cytology of middle ear
  • Flush out middle ear
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Myringotomy

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  • Surgical rupture of the tympanic membrane
  • Diagnostic - collection of material
  • Therapeutic
    • flush the bulla
    • permanent opening
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Post-flush drugs

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  • Abx
  • Steroids
    • Oral pred or triamcinolone
    • Topical dexamethasone
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Post-myringotomy care

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Send patient home w/ topical flush, topical medicatoin, and oral abx based on best guess. Change therapy once you receive culture and sensitivity results.

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Medical management of otitis externa

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  • Topical cleansers and antimicrobials
  • Systemic antimicrobials and anti-inflammatories
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Surgical management of otitis externa

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  • TECA-BO
  • Vertical canal ablation and lateral wall resection
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Medical management of otitis media

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  • Topicals
  • Systemic drugs
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Surgical management of otitis media

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  • TECA-BO
  • VBO
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Cerumynolytics

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  • Used to soften impacted material prior to deep flushing
  • Some are irritating and potentially ototoxic
  • Propylene glycol, lanolin, glycerine, squalene, urea peroxide, DSS, mineral oil
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Acidifying agents

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  • Dry the ear canal
  • Less habitable for microbes
  • Not for use w/ AG
  • Acetic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, boric acid, benzoic acid, salicylic acid
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Astringent agents

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Burrow’s, domoboro, isopropy alcohol

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Anesthetic agents

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Proparacaine, lidocaine, pramoxine

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Antimicrobial agents

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Chlorhexidine, ketoconazole, hypochlorous acid

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Tris-EDTA

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  • Alkalyzing agent
    • works well w/ AG, fluoroquinolones
  • Chelating agent
    • disrupts cell membrane of bacteria & enhances abx therapy
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Antibiotics

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  • Aminoglycosides
    • inactivated by low pH or debris
    • Gentamycin, tobramycin, amikacin
  • Fluoroquinolones
    • Enrofloxacin - always associated w/ topical antifungal
    • Orbiflaxacin
  • Cationic peptides (polymyxin B)
  • Florfenicol
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Antifungals

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  • Miconazole
  • Clotrimazole
  • Nystatin
  • Thiabendazole
  • Posaconazole
  • Terbinafine
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Topical glucocorticoids

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  • Topical formulations less effective
  • Syn-otic
  • Betamethasone
  • Dexamethasone
  • Mometasone
  • Hydrocortisone
  • Triamcinolone
  • Prednisolone
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Systemic anti-inflammatories

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  • Useful to decr. pruritis/pain and inflammation
  • Decr. stenosis due to fibrotic changes
    • no mineralization
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Systemic antibiotics

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  • Only in cases of otitis media
  • Extremely severe & chronic otitis externa
  • Always w/ topical treatments
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Systemic glucocorticoids

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  • Prednisone/prednisolone
  • Methylprednisolone
  • Triamcinolone
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Treatment duration for otitis media

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Minimum of 6-8 wks of topical and systemic antimicrobials

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