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Mould identification: a virtual self assessment

Case history

A 51-year old, immunocompromised man presented with chronic unilateral otomycosis which had been unresponsive to a variety of treatment regimens. The patient described with intermittent otalgia and otorrhea and examination revealed a perforation of his left tympanic membrane. Microscopy of debris showed the presence of septate hyphae and the culture below was grown.