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Tuberculous otitis media-are we missing it ?


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Publisher
Indian Journal Of Otolaryngol Head And Neck Surger
Publishing Date
01-Apr-2000
volume
52
Issue
2
Pages
143-146
  • Abstract

Tuberculosis of the middle ear it a rare disease. Due to change in the typical clinical pattern and decrease in incidence, there is a delayed or missed diagnosis and can lead to increased morbidity. We pretent 5 cases of Tuberculous Otitis Media treated over a period of 2 years, highlighting the fact that it must be considered as a differential diagnosis of persistent suppurative otitis media.