Fourteen cases of tuberculous otitis media are reported. With the declining incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis, the number of reported cases of tuberculous otitis media has become scanty. Nowadays the so-called classical signs of the lesion such as a profuse discharge, profound hearing loss, facial paralysis and multiple perforations, are hardly ever seen. Surgical intervention when done under cover of anti-tubercular drugs has no deleterious effect on the result of surgery. In order not to miss tuberculous otitis media, whenever the otologist is dealing with chronic middle ear disease, the following points should always be kept in mind: (a) A dull ache in the ear without obvious inflammatory signs. (b) A whitish-grey appearance of the mucosa. (c) Bulging of granulation tissue from the mastoid cells during surgery.

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Diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults requires retrospective assessment of ADHD symptoms in childhood. The Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS) and its German validated version (WURS-k) may offer a helpful tool to acertain relevant childhood problems associated with ADHD. Up to now validating data of the WURS-k were limited to male population. In a population of 69 female adult ADHD patients and 97 controls, ROC analysis indicated a sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 92% at a cut-off of 30 points in the WURS-k. This cut-off value is equivalent to those of males. Symptom report varies significantly by gender and females describe more internalizing problems while males report more externalizing behaviour. Regarding different subtypes according to DSM-IV males and females did not differ in the items of the WURS-k.

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