Tuberculous otitis media with facial paralysis: microbiological and clinical study

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease affecting various organs and tissues even if the lung is the most commonly involved site.A case of tuberculous otitis media in a patient who had no history of tuberculosis is herewith presented with the aim of increasing the awareness of this disease whose diagnosis is often delayed because either of the rarity of this pathologic condition or of its usually indolent course.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis, Otitis media, Swab ear secretion, Real-Time PCR