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Necrotising otitis externa due to Scopulariopsis brevicaulis in a patient without predisposing factors
Otitis externa necrosante causada por Scopulariopsis brevicaulis en un paciente sin factores predisponentes
Isabel de Miguel-Martineza,
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imigmar@gobiernodecanarias.org

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, Pilar Michelle Hernandez-Cabrerab, María Aser Armesto-Fernándezc, Antonio Manuel Martín-Sáncheza
a Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
b Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
c Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
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