Tuberculous otitis media and staphylococcus aureus coinfection in a five-year-old boy with miliary tuberculosis

Abstract

A five-year-old boy with acute on chronic ear discharge and fever was diagnosed to have tubercular otitis media (TOM) with Staphylococcus aureus co-infection. His chest X-ray was suggestive of miliary tuberculosis. The clinical presentation of the child with a brief review of the literature pertaining to the case is being discussed in this report.

Keywords

• Child
• Miliary tuberculosis
• Otitis media
• Staphylococcus aureus
• Tuberculous