Cholesteatoma and tuberculosis: Association or coincidence
- Author:
Noor Liza ISHAK
1
;
Azida ZAINAL
2
;
Asma ABDULLAH
2
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia
2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Cholesteatoma;
tuberculosis;
otitis media
- From:
Brunei International Medical Journal
2012;8(5):275-278
- CountryBrunei Darussalam
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary tuberculosis of the middle ear is often a diagnostic dilemma due to its rarity and variable clini-
cal presentations. A chronic presentation is chronic otorrhoea with multiple perforations of the tympan-
ic membrane. We report the case of a 41-year-old migrant worker who presented with a post auricular
abscess without other otological symptoms. Radiological and histopathological findings revealed a cho-
lesteatoma and tuberculosis.
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