A number of infectious, inflammatory and idiopathic lesions develop within otologic tissues that may share similar clinical and/or microscopic features. This review first provides a working classification for otitis externa, and then otitis media and includes two recently described entities, eosinophilic otitis media and otitis media with ANCA-associated vasculitis. Next, the microscopic findings of a spectrum of otopathologic conditions are described, including post-inflammatory conditions such as tympanosclerosis and aural polyps, an overview of animate aural foreign body as well as iatrogenic aural foreign body reactions. Finally, a review of fungal disease affecting the ear with a brief synopsis of Candida auris, a recently described and virulent organism, is presented.
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Magliocca, K. R., Vivas, E. X., & Griffith, C. C. (2018). Idiopathic, Infectious and Reactive Lesions of the Ear and Temporal Bone. Head and Neck Pathology, 12(3), 328–349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-018-0952-0
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