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Primary nasal tuberculosis of maxillary sinus leading to otitis media: a rare presentation

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Tuberculosis is one of the most common treatable infectious disease in India. Most common presentation being pulmonary tuberculosis. Primary tuberculosis of maxillary sinus leading to chronic otitis media is an extremely rare entity, diagnosis of which is often delayed and resulting in delay in start of actual treatment. The following report highlight a case of 63 years male patient presented with bilateral ear discharge, not responding to the routine antibiotic therapy. CT scan imaging denoted left pansinusitis with osteomyelitic changes in left maxillary sinus with otitis media. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathological biopsy report. The patient was treated with Anti-tubercular regimen for 9 months and following which bilateral tympano-mastoidectomy was done.

Source: International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

DOI: 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20203221

Authors: Meenesh Juvekar, Baisali Sarkar

Institutions: Grant Medical College and Sir Jamshedjee Jeejeebhoy Group of Hospitals, Bombay Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3045005102

FWCI: 0.037

Cites: 8

Cited by: 1

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