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Editorial
. 2015 Mar 26;9(3):e0003485.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003485. eCollection 2015 Mar.

Is chronic suppurative otitis media a neglected tropical disease?

Michael G Li  1 , Peter J Hotez  2 , Jeffrey T Vrabec  3 , Donald T Donovan  3
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Editorial

Is chronic suppurative otitis media a neglected tropical disease?

Michael G Li et al. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. .

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Prevalence of CSOM worldwide.
Figure modified from Wikipedia BlankMap-World6.svg, available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BlankMap-World6.svg; and from Figure 4 and data in Monasta et al., reference 4.
Fig 2
Fig 2. Right ear showing subtotal perforation, incus erosion, and chronic inflammation of the middle ear mucosa with mucoid drainage.
Image courtesy of Dr. Jeffrey T. Vrabec.
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