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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Treatment of Otomycoses with Acetic Acid

Acetic acid can be prepared to be used in fungal infection of the ear.


Therapy
Regimen
Notes
Acetic acid 2% w/v in spirit drops
3- 5 drops of the solution every 4-6 hourly. Continue to instill 5 drops of acetic acid solution for 3-4 times daily thereafter for 5 days.
Clean ear canal and remove cerumen and debris before instillation.
Store away from light and should be discarded after a week.
Preparation
Ingredients
Quantity required
Acetic acid 33%
2 ml
Methylated spirit
50 ml
Distilled water
100 ml q.s.
Procedure:
  1. Prepare acetic acid 33 % from glacial acetic acid by mixing 1 ml of the latter with 2 ml of water.
  2. Mix the prepared acetic acid 33 % with methylated spirit in a measuring cylinder.
  3. Add distilled water to make up the volume of the preparation to 100 ml.
  4. Pack it and label accordingly. Expiry date should be no longer than 1 week after preparation.



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