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Predictive value of radiologic studies for malignant otitis externa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Oct 26:S1808-8694(21)00166-X. doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.08.011. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic accuracy of Necrotizing Otitis Externa (NOE) based on radiologic studies.

METHODS: The PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Web of Science, SCOPUS, and Google Scholar databases were searched. True-positive and false-negative results were extracted for each study. Methodological quality was evaluated using the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies 2 (QUADAS-2) tool.

RESULTS: The included studies contained data on 37 studies diagnosed with NOE. The sensitivity of gallium-67, technetium-99m, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was 0.9378 (0.7688-0.9856), 0.9699 (0.8839-0.9927), and 0.9417 (0.6968-0.9913), respectively. For Computed Tomography (CT), the positive criteria consisted of bony erosion alone and bony erosion plus any soft tissue abnormality. The sensiti vity of CT based only on bony erosion was 0.7062 (0.5954-0.7971); it was higher 0.9572 (0.9000-0.9823) when based on bony erosion plus any soft tissue abnormality.

CONCLUSION: The diagnostic sensitivity of technetium-99m, gallium-67, and MRI was favorable. On CT, the presence of bony erosion may be a useful diagnostic marker of NOE, but the diagnostic sensitivity will be even higher if the criterion of any soft tissue abnormality is also included; however, care should be taken when interpreting the results. Our study demonstrates the potential utility of radiology studies for diagnosing NOE, but their lack of specificity must be considered, and standardized anatomic criteria are still needed.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2A.

PMID:34799270 | DOI:10.1016/j.bjorl.2021.08.011

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