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Primary Diphtheritic Otitis Media and Mastoiditis

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Diphtheritic infection of the ear is very rare. We report here a case of Primary Diphtheritic Otitis Media with a brief review of the literature.

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  1. Division of Bacteriology, Dept of Microbiology, UCMS & GTB Hospital, 95, Delhi

    G. Revathi

  2. Dept of Otolaryngology, UCMS & GTB Hospital, 95, Delhi

    Arun Goyal

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Revathi, G., Goyal, A. Primary Diphtheritic Otitis Media and Mastoiditis. IJO & HNS 50, 178–180 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991686

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