[Necrotizing otitis externa: report of 36 cases].

Background: Necrotizing otitis externa is a potentially lethal form of otitis externa which occurs mainly in elderly diabetic.

Aim: To study the clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of necrotizing otitis externa and to describe the outcomes of this disease.

Methods: We report in this retrospective study, a series of 36 patients treated in our department for necrotizing otitis externa over a period of 9 years.