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
Answer is C. (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.