Tuberculous Otitis Media with Facial Paralysis: A Clinical and Microbiological Diagnosis—A Case Report

Autor:	Luisa Miragliotta, Marilina Santantonio, Alexandra Michailidou, Giuseppe Miragliotta, Adriana Mosca, Raffaele Del Prete, Paolo Petrone, Nicola Quaranta
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis business.industry Hearing loss Chronic otitis Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Dermatology Facial paralysis Tuberculous otitis media Surgery lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Female patient medicine lcsh:RC109-216 medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2011 (2011) Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
ISSN:	2090-6633 2090-6625
Popis:	The tuberculosis of the ear is rare, and in most cases the clinical picture resembles that of a chronic otitis media. The diagnosis is often delayed, and this can lead to irreversible complications such as hearing loss and/or facial paralysis. In view of its rare occurrence, we report a case of primary tuberculous otitis media in a 87-year-old female patient. The diagnosis was made on the basis of both histological and microbiological findings. In particular, gene amplification techniques such as real-time polymerase chain reaction are useful method for rapid diagnosis and detecting tuberculous bacilli usually present at very low number. Early diagnosis is essential for the prompt institution of antituberculous therapy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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