Unilateral Isolated Primary Cutaneous Amyloidosis of the External Auditory Canal.

Isolated primary cutaneous amyloidosis (PCA) of the external ear is extremely rare. We describe the case of a 65-year-old woman presenting with itching within the left external auditory canal (EAC). Otoscopy revealed a 3 mm whitish lesion involving the cartilaginous portion of the left EAC.

Successful meropenem therapy of a brain abscess and meningitis arising from acute purulent otomastoiditis: case report.

We describe a case of a 25-year-old female with an acute left otomastoiditis, accompanied by a left temporal extradural abscess with moderate perifocal edema and meningitis. Intravenous meropenem (2 g 8-hourly) and intravenous methylprednisolone (40 mg once daily) were commenced empirically. Teicoplanin (400 mg once daily intravenously) was added after 5 days when culture results were available.

[Clarithromycin in pediatric age. Personal experience].

The authors report their experience on the use of oral suspension of Clarithromycin in respiratory infections in the pediatric age. Thirty-three patients affected by various infectious pathologies of the respiratory tract, treated with oral Clarithromycin at the dosage of 15 mg/kg/day, were studied. The therapeutic outcome was very encouraging, the drug well tolerated and without side effects.