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Abstract
Our current study for comparison between the povidon Iodine 10% and clotrimazol 1% in the treatment of otomycosis; we selected 100 patients (from different ages % both sex suffering from unilateral or Bilateral otomycosis.
Patients with chronic suppurative otitis media, immunocopromised or has an abnormal external ear anatomy and also patients with chronic systemic disease [D.M, chronic liver, chronic renal disease] excluded.
50 cases were treated by clotrimazol 1% and the other 50 were treated by Povidon 10%.
Our result showed that no significant difference between patient treated by 1% clotrimazole and patient treated by 10% povidone iodine as regard symptoms and signs resolution [P value > 0.05].
Recurrence of otomycosis between studied group was 5%.
No significant difference between patients treated by 1% clotrimazole and patients treated by 10% povidone iodine as regard recurrence of infection.
This study support the use of povidon iodine as a cheaper and effective alternative in the treatment of otomycosis.