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malignant external otitis malignant external otitisa life-threatening Pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the temporal bone in old people with diabetes that begins with ear pain and swelling of and discharge from the external auditory canal. Synonym(s): Pseudomonas osteomyelitis, osteomyelitis of the temporal bonenecrotising external otitis Otitis externa accompanied by osteomyelitis and bone erosion, which often arises in a background of Pseudomonas otitis in patients who are elderly, diabetic and/or immunocompromised.ma·lig·nant ex·ter·nal o·ti·tis (mă-lig'nănt eks-tĕr'nălō-tī'tis) A life-threatening Pseudomonas osteomyelitis of the temporal bone in elderly people with diabetes that begins with ear pain and swelling of and discharge from the external auditory canal. Synonym(s): Pseudomonas osteomyelitis. |