CASE REPORT Tuberculous Otitis Media
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We present a case of a 38-year-old man who had presented tinnitus, ear fullness, otalgia and otorrhea for 5 months, without improvement through the use of topical antibiotic drops. He had mixed hearing loss of moderate severity. He underwent mastoidectomy because of suspected chronic suppurative otitis media, but continued to present hearing loss, otorrhea and tympanic membrane perforation. In revision operation, material was collected for specific otitis analysis and aural tuberculosis was diagnosed. The patient was treated for 6 months and showed improvement following the first two weeks of treatment. Tuberculous otitis media may be diagnosed late, mainly because it is often not suspected. This can lead to inappropriate treatment and possible complications. Cases of chronic otitis media that are unresponsive to the usual therapy or show unexpected postoperative evolution should be investigated for tuberculosis.
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