The case is reported of a 73-y-old diabetic man with malignant otitis externa due to Aspergillus niger. Cure was achieved with a 3 week course of intravenous amphotericin B, followed by oral itraconazole for 3 months. The characteristics and the outcome of 13 reported cases of malignant otitis externa caused by Aspergillus sp. are presented.
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