Publications by authors named "Pilar Rivas-Lacarte"
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: a case report and review of the literature.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp
December 2013
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy is an infrequent, not widely known entity. Of genetic origin, it usually shows up in the 5th or 6th decade of life. Most cases are referred directly to the gastroenterologist by their general practitioner and not to the otolaryngologist, so it is essential to be aware of this disease to suspect it.
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- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of ciprofloxacin otic solution (0.2%) with polymyxin B-neomycin-hydrocortisone (PNH) otic solution in treating acute diffuse otitis externa in various age groups.
- It involved 630 patients who were randomly assigned to receive either ciprofloxacin or PNH for 7 days, showing that ciprofloxacin was noninferior to PNH, with higher clinical cure rates at follow-up visits.
- Most side effects were mild and unrelated to the medications, but the study's limitation was the assessment methods used to measure symptoms before and after treatment.