Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
Tuberculosis is on the rise in the recent years. Commonest presentation is tuberculosis of the lungs. Tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft is relatively uncommon and often missed by clinicians. A case of tuberculous otomastoiditis with intracranial complication is presented. This case report is to e...
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| author | Subha, Sethu Thakachy Puraviappan, Periyannan Abd Majid, Nasir Prepageran, Narayanan |
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| description | Tuberculosis is on the rise in the recent years. Commonest presentation is tuberculosis of the lungs. Tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft is relatively uncommon and often missed by clinicians. A case of tuberculous otomastoiditis with intracranial complication is presented. This case report is to emphasize the fact that high index of clinical suspicion is necessary for the early diagnosis and treatment of this entity which can cause fatal consequences. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-174902013-05-09T06:39:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17490/ Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. Subha, Sethu Thakachy Puraviappan, Periyannan Abd Majid, Nasir Prepageran, Narayanan Tuberculosis is on the rise in the recent years. Commonest presentation is tuberculosis of the lungs. Tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft is relatively uncommon and often missed by clinicians. A case of tuberculous otomastoiditis with intracranial complication is presented. This case report is to emphasize the fact that high index of clinical suspicion is necessary for the early diagnosis and treatment of this entity which can cause fatal consequences. Poracom Academic Publishers 2008-09 Article PeerReviewed Subha, Sethu Thakachy and Puraviappan, Periyannan and Abd Majid, Nasir and Prepageran, Narayanan (2008) Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. International Journal of Health Research, 1 (3). pp. 111-114. ISSN 1596-9886, ESSN: 1596-9819 http://www.ijhr.org/index.php Tuberculosis - Case studies Tuberculosis - Diagnosis English |
| spellingShingle | Tuberculosis - Case studies Tuberculosis - Diagnosis Subha, Sethu Thakachy Puraviappan, Periyannan Abd Majid, Nasir Prepageran, Narayanan Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. |
| title | Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. |
| title_full | Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. |
| title_short | Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. |
| title_sort | tuberculous otomastoiditis a case report |
| topic | Tuberculosis - Case studies Tuberculosis - Diagnosis |
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