Four Cases of Primary Tuberculosis Otitis Media.
- Author:
Cheon Kyu JEONG
1
;
Jae Wook EOM
;
Jae Young PARK
;
Seong Kook PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan Paik Hospital, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Otitis media
- MeSH:
Bacteria;
Early Diagnosis;
Otitis Media*;
Otitis Media, Suppurative;
Otitis*;
Tuberculosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
1998;41(12):1610-1613
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous otitis media can prevent it from becoming irreversible and spread to other organs. Only 0.04% of chronic suppurative otitis medias are tuberculous origin, so that the index of suspicion is often low. The clinical signs of the disease have changed in recent years, making it more difficult to recognize and thus investigate for. False negatives for culture often occur, due both to the fastidious nature of the tuberculous bacilli, and other bacteria in the specimen interfering with the growth of bacilli. Recently, We experienced four cases of pathologically confirmed primary tuberculous otitis media without pulmonary involvement, so report these cases with review of literature.
