Tuberculous otitis media: an unexpected manifestation of disseminated disease

Pedro Valente, Maria Esteves Brandão, Eugénia Castro, Raquel Duarte

Resumen

Tuberculous otitis media (TOM) constitutes an extremely rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. A 40-year-old male presented with an 11-month history of recurrent unilateral suppurative otitis media that was unresponsive to usual antibiotic therapy. He was ultimately diagnosed with TOM after positive smear of purulent ear discharge and subsequent molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.

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tuberculosis; diagnosis; middle ear

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