The Variable Clinical Presentation of Tuberculosis Otitis Media and the Importance of Early Detection

Abes, Generoso T.; Abes, Franco Louie; Jamir, Joselito C.

doi:10.1097/mao.0b013e3182117782

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“…The characteristic bony sequestration and cheesy material as described by Abes, was not found in any of our cases [11]. Ossicular necrosis was seen involving the incus, malleus, followed by stapes.…”

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Tuberculous Otitis Media—A Rare Entity or a Missed Diagnosis

Deenadayal¹,

Kumar²,

Bommakanti³

et al. 2016

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Tuberculous Otitis Media—A Rare Entity or a Missed Diagnosis

Deenadayal¹,

Kumar²,

Bommakanti³

et al. 2016

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“…[2,3,6] Our patient presented with features classic for TOM, including chronic painless otorrhea with associated conductive hearing loss. These findings have been observed in over 90% of patients with TOM in published case series.…”

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Diagnosis of Concurrent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Tuberculous Otitis Media Confirmed by Xpert MTB/RIF in the United States

Tompkins

Reimers

White

et al. 2016

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

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Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important cause of infectious morbidity in the United States (US), necessitating timely and accurate diagnosis. We report a case of concurrent pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB presenting as tuberculous otitis media in a hospitalized US patient admitted with cough, night sweats, and unilateral purulent otorrhea. Diagnosis was made by smear microscopy and rapidly confirmed by Xpert MTB/RIF—a novel, automated nucleic acid amplification test for the rapid detection of drug-susceptible and drug-resistant TB. This case adds to the growing body of evidence validating Xpert MTB/RIF as an effective tool for the rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary TB, even in low TB-prevalence settings such as the US, when testing is performed on non-respiratory specimens.

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“…It rarely affects the middle ear [2,3]. It is characterized by painless otorrhoea which fails to respond to the usual antimicrobial treatment [4,5].…”

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Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children

Bechraoui¹

2018

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Tuberculous otitis media (TOM) is a rare cause of chronic suppurative infection of the middle ear. Clinical symptoms are nonspecific making delayed diagnosis. We present the case of an infant, aged 22 months, having immune deficiency, who was admitted for a left externalized otomastoiditis. The radiological assessment confirmed this diagnosis. The child had a surgical drainage of the collection with biopsy of granulation tissue whose histopathological examination found a caseo-follicular tuberculosis. Despite its rarity, TOM is associated with a high rate of complications. The diagnosis should be considered in any suppurative chronic otitis resistant to standard treatment.

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The Variable Clinical Presentation of Tuberculosis Otitis Media and the Importance of Early Detection

Abstract: The clinical presentation of TB otitis media is variable. Early detection of the early forms entail less surgical intervention and favors better treatment results.

Cited by 30 publications

References 14 publications

Tuberculous Otitis Media—A Rare Entity or a Missed Diagnosis

Tuberculous Otitis Media—A Rare Entity or a Missed Diagnosis

Diagnosis of Concurrent Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Tuberculous Otitis Media Confirmed by Xpert MTB/RIF in the United States

Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children

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