Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children

Rim Bechraoui; Semia Meherzi; Sana Mahfoudhi; Houda Chahed; Azza Mediouni; Jihene Marrakchi; Mohamed Ben Amor; Najeh Beltaief; Rim Zainine; Ghazi Besbes

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Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children

Rim Bechraoui, Semia Meherzi, Sana Mahfoudhi, Houda Chahed, Azza Mediouni, Jihene Marrakchi, Mohamed Ben Amor, Najeh Beltaief, Rim Zainine, Ghazi Besbes

Published in International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (Volume 4, Issue 1)

Received: 2 December 2017 Accepted: 1 February 2018 Published: 8 March 2018

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Abstract

Tuberculous otitis media (TOM) is a rare cause of chronic suppurative infection of the middle ear. Clinical symptoms are nonspecific making delayed diagnosis. We present the case of an infant, aged 22 months, having immune deficiency, who was admitted for a left externalized otomastoiditis. The radiological assessment confirmed this diagnosis. The child had a surgical drainage of the collection with biopsy of granulation tissue whose histopathological examination found a caseo-follicular tuberculosis. Despite its rarity, TOM is associated with a high rate of complications. The diagnosis should be considered in any suppurative chronic otitis resistant to standard treatment.

Published in	International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (Volume 4, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijo.20180401.13
Page(s)	11-12
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Tuberculous, Otitis Media, Mastoid, Otorrhea

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Rim Bechraoui, Semia Meherzi, Sana Mahfoudhi, Houda Chahed, Azza Mediouni, et al. (2018). Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children. International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 4(1), 11-12. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijo.20180401.13

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Rim Bechraoui; Semia Meherzi; Sana Mahfoudhi; Houda Chahed; Azza Mediouni, et al. Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children. Int. J. Otorhinolaryngol. 2018, 4(1), 11-12. doi: 10.11648/j.ijo.20180401.13

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Rim Bechraoui, Semia Meherzi, Sana Mahfoudhi, Houda Chahed, Azza Mediouni, et al. Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children. Int J Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;4(1):11-12. doi: 10.11648/j.ijo.20180401.13

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Rim Bechraoui

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Semia Meherzi

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Sana Mahfoudhi

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Houda Chahed

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Azza Mediouni

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Jihene Marrakchi

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Mohamed Ben Amor

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Najeh Beltaief

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Rim Zainine

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
Ghazi Besbes

Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Cervico-Facial Surgery of ‘Rabta’ Hospital, Medecine Faculty, El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia

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Rim Bechraoui; Semia Meherzi; Sana Mahfoudhi; Houda Chahed; Azza Mediouni, et al. Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children. Int. J. Otorhinolaryngol. 2018, 4(1), 11-12. doi: 10.11648/j.ijo.20180401.13

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Rim Bechraoui, Semia Meherzi, Sana Mahfoudhi, Houda Chahed, Azza Mediouni, et al. Tuberculosis: An Unusual Cause of Otitis Media and Mastoiditis in Children. Int J Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;4(1):11-12. doi: 10.11648/j.ijo.20180401.13

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AU  - Sana Mahfoudhi
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