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Role of Interleukin 5 Inhibition in the Treatment of Eosinophilic Otitis Media.
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- Efficacy of Biologic Therapies for Eosinophilic Otitis Media: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.The journal of international advanced otology · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of Dupilumab in Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps and Eosinophilic Otitis Media: A Six-Month Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Observational
- Biologic Therapy Relieves Otologic Symptoms and Signs in Patients With Asthma and Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- The inflammatory and metabolic status of patients with sudden-onset sensorineural hearing loss.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Intractable middle ear effusion in EGPA patients might cause permanent hearing loss: a case-control study.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2022Article
- Efficacy of Biologics on Refractory Eosinophilic Otitis Media Associated with Bronchial Asthma or Severe Uncontrolled CRSwNP.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveEosinophilic otitis media (EOM) is a rare form of middle ear disease characterized by a viscous effusion rich in eosinophils, a resistance to conventional treatments, and an association with bronchial asthma. The relationship between asthma and EOM suggests similarities in pathogenesis and treatment possibilities. Recent biologic therapies, specifically those that target interleukin 5 (IL-5), have demonstrated efficacy in controlling eosinophil-driven asthma, yet their impact on the treatment of pathologically similar diseases remains unmeasured. This study identifies patients who have EOM, reviews their otologic clinical course, and investigates the impact of anti-IL-5 drugs on chronic ear disease. STUDY
designRetrospective chart review.
settingUniversity of Florida Health, an academic medical center.
methodsA review of 120 patients treated with benralizumab or mepolizumab was performed. Imaging evidence of otomastoiditis was used to identify 9 patients with possible EOM. Two patients were treated with benralizumab, and the remaining 7 received mepolizumab injections.
resultsAfter starting treatment, 5 patients had complete resolution of middle ear effusions (3 with mepolizumab and 2 with benralizumab); 1 had stable middle ear effusion; and 1 patient's disease status could not be determined due to a lack of follow-up. The remaining 2 patients did not have effusions at the time when anti-IL-5 therapy was initiated, and they have not relapsed since starting treatment.
conclusionEOM is a rare disease that otolaryngologists should include in their differential diagnosis, especially in refractory cases. Anti-IL-5 agents show efficacy in treating EOM, and prospective multicenter clinical trials are needed to further characterize the effect of anti-IL-5 therapies.
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