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ENT Anatomy of External Ear & Pinna c778c2d3

Which of the following is not a typical feature of malignant Otitis externa:

A
Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa
B
Patients are usually old
C
Mitotic figures are high
D
Patient is immunocompromised
High-Yield Explanation
(c) Mitotic figures are high(Ref. Scott Brown, 8th ed., Vol 2; 1420)High mitotic figures are suggestive of a malignant condition. Malignant Otitis externa is not a malignancy but an infective and locally invasive condition.

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