Effect comparison of Triamcinolone Acetonide Econazole Ointment and Bifonazole solution in the treatment of fungal otitis externa
Objective To compare effect of triamcinolone acetonide econazole ointment and bifonazole solution in the treatment of fungal otitis ex-terna.Methods One hundred and twenty-four patients with fungal external otitis admitted to Department of Otolaryngology in Beijing First Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine from January 2022 to October 2023 were selected and divided into Triamcinolone Acetonide Econazole Ointment group(TAEC group)and Bifonazole group(BIF group)according to random number table method,with 62 cases in each group.TAEC group was treated with external ear canal placed wrapped with triamcinolone acetonide econazole ointment,and BIF group was treated with external ear canal placed wrapped with bifonazole solution.Short-term efficacy and recurrence of different drug withdrawal times between two groups were compared.Results Short-term efficacy of BIF group was better than that of TAEC group,the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).There were no significant differences in recurrence rate of two,four and eight weeks after drug withdrawal between two groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Bifendazole solution is more effective than triamcinolone acetonide econazole ointment in the treatment of fungal otitis externa,has remarkable cu-rative effect.