Efficacy of topical clotrimazole in otomycosis

Objective: to determine the efficacy of topical clotrimazole in the treatment of otomycosis. subjects & methodology: this quasi experimental study was carried out in the ent unit outpatient department of govt. lady reading hospital,peshawar among 110 patients between june 2010 to july 2011. the age 20-40 years with itching discharge and pain from ear were included and patients having bacterial infection of external ear were excluded from the study. the patients diagnosed as otomycosis on the basis of history and examination was given clotrimazole lotion twice a day for 2 weeks. results: there were 43 males and 67 females with male to female ratio 1:1.5. the greatest number (33) belonged to age group 26-30 years followed by (27) 31-35 years. the mean age was 30.48±5.62 years. out of total 110 patients,93(84.5%) showed complete resolution of disease while only 17(15.5%) did not respond well. conclusion: otomycosis is common in females than males and a. niger is the major etiologic agent,we also concluded that clotrimazole is quite effective in the treatment of otomycosis.