what is the diagnosis??

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The organism most likely to grow from the purulent drainage is :

Pseudomonas aeruginosa
2
50%
Staphylococcus aureus
1
25%
Candida albicans
0
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Haemophilus influenzae
1
25%
Moraxella catarrhalis
0
No votes
 
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A 72-year-old patient withlong-standing Type 2 diabetes mellitus presents with complaints of pain in his right ear with purulent drainage. On physical exam, the patient is afebrile. The pinna of the left ear is tender, and the external auditory canal is swollen and edematous. The peripheral white blood cell count is normal.
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