{"title":"An unusual case of tuberculous otitis media (TB otitis)","authors":"W. Warnasuriya, S. Rosa, K. D. R. A. Kirihene","doi":"10.4038/CJO.V7I1.5264","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"We herein report a case of rare disease, Tuberculous otitis with unusual presentation, radiographic and pathologic findings. The granulations and bone erosion were extensive. He also developed extensive cold abscess in the pre-auricular region and rapid regrowth of granulations in the ear after mastoid exploration before starting anti TB treatment.","PeriodicalId":311408,"journal":{"name":"Ceylon Journal of Otolaryngology","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2018-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ceylon Journal of Otolaryngology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4038/CJO.V7I1.5264","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We herein report a case of rare disease, Tuberculous otitis with unusual presentation, radiographic and pathologic findings. The granulations and bone erosion were extensive. He also developed extensive cold abscess in the pre-auricular region and rapid regrowth of granulations in the ear after mastoid exploration before starting anti TB treatment.