Primary Tuberculous Otitis Media: A Case Report

Burse, Kiran S.

doi:10.9790/0853-1602074851

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“…Owing to confusion with other acute or chronic middle ear problems, its diagnosis as well as the treatment gets delayed. Consequently, the delay leads to complications like facial paralysis and the irreversible hearing loss [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. A 23 year old man presented to ENT (ear, nose and throat) OPD (out patient department) with the complaints of right ear fullness, foul smelling discharge for 12 months.…”

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Primary Tubercular Otitis Media: A Case Repor

Tulachan¹

2018

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Objective: To consider one of the differential diagnoses of aural polyp as tubercular otitis media and the treatment measures henceforth.Case Presentation: A 23 year-old man presented to us with complaint of right ear discharge with fullness and not improving with the routine antimicrobial therapy. Examination showed an aural polyp filling entire EAC (external auditory canal) with foul smelling discharge, PTA (pure tone audiogram) showed profound hearing loss and sclerotic mastoid was seen in x-ray of mastoid. Radical mastoidectomy was performed and the HPE (histopathology examination) of the granulations confirmed tuberculosis. Conclusion:Tuberculosis can be one of the causes of aural polyp despite a rare entity. However, it has a good prognosis on prompt diagnosis and treatment with surgery and the chemotherapy.

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