A Case of Tuberculous Otitis Media

Kim, Dong Hun; Park, Jae Yul; Sohn, Jin Ho; Seo, Jung Jae

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1994.5.1.94

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994; 5(1):94-97

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1994.5.1.94

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원발성 결핵성 중이염 1례

김동훈¹, 박재율¹, 손진호¹, 서정재¹

A Case of Tuberculous Otitis Media

Dong Hun Kim¹, Jae Yul Park¹, Jin Ho Sohn¹, Jung Jae Seo¹

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¹대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Taegu Catholic University

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Tuberculous otitis media is one of rare granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and it has been reported to occur usually with tuberculosis of lung.

Recently, we experienced a case of tuberculous otitis media without pulmonary tuberculosis in 39 years old male patient. This patient suffered right otorrhea and hearing loss for 4 months and was diagnosed as tuberculosis by biopsy. He had been treated by anti-tuberculosis drug with good result.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Otitis media