TY - JOUR AU - Moniot, Maxime AU - Montava, Marion AU - Ranque, Stéphane AU - Scemama, Ugo AU - Cassagne, Carole AU - Arthur, Varoquaux T1 - Malignant Aspergillus flavus Otitis Externa with Jugular Thrombosis T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 4 SP - 830 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report a case of malignant otitis externa with jugular vein thrombosis caused by Aspergillus flavus. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed an unusual ink smudge pattern deep in a cervical abscess. The pattern was consistent with mycetoma and may be important for diagnosing these life-threatening infections. KW - Aspergillus flavus KW - jugular thrombosis KW - magnetic resonance imaging KW - malignant otitis externa KW - skull base osteomyelitis KW - fungal infection KW - dot in circle sign KW - diagnostic imaging KW - voriconazole KW - ink smudge pattern KW - fungi KW - France KW - ear infection DO - 10.3201/eid2504.180710 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/4/18-0710_article ER - End of Reference