| Autor: |
S. Rouadi, Abada Rl, M. Mahtar, F. Kadiri, M. Roubal, M. Essaadi, Elkhiati G, N. Nadef |
| Rok vydání: |
2012 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Otolaryngology. |
| ISSN: |
2161-119X |
| DOI: |
10.4172/2161-119x.1000119 |
| Popis: |
Although tuberculosis is a major problem of public health in Morocco, the tuberculous mastoiditis remains extremely rare, and its diagnosis is often delayed. We report here the case of a 3-year-old child who had unusual chronic left mastoiditis and retro-auricular fistula, associated with spontaneous discharge of bony sequestrum. CT scan of temporal bones showed complete destruction of left mastoid cells. A left mastoidectomy confirmed the tuberculous mastoiditis diagnosis after histopathological examination. The clinical outcome was favorable after anti-tuberculosis treatment. Otologic tuberculosis of the ear is well described in the literature and symptoms include chronic otorrhea with audio-vestibular symptoms. The specificity of this case is that the child had an isolated involvement of the mastoid with spontaneous bony sequestrum discharge, but without otorrhea. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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