A Population‐based Time Trend Study in the Incidence of Malignant Otitis Externa
Yen‐Fu Cheng  Tzong‐Han Yang  Chuan‐Song Wu  Yi‐Wei Kao  Ben‐Chang Shia  Herng‐Ching Lin
First published: 06 June 2019 https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.13387
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Abstract
* The average annual incidence rate of malignant otitis media was 0.221 per 100,000 people.

* The highest annual incidence rate of malignant otitis media was found in the ≥65‐year age group (1.113 per 100,000 people).

* The lowest annual incidence rate of malignant otitis media was encountered in the group younger than 18 years (0.018 per 100,000 people).

* Secular decreases in incidence rates of malignant otitis media for all age groups were found across the 15‐year study period.

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