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Tuberculous otitis media developing as a complication of tympanostomy tube insertion

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Primary tuberculous otitis media of which infection focus cannot be found elsewhere in the body is a rare disease. Route of the infection has been hypothesized as Eustachian tube or external auditory canal with tympanic membrane perforation but it is hard to ascertain in the patient. We present a case of an 8-year-old child who suffered chronic otorrhea after tympanostomy tube insertion. The radiological and histopathological findings revealed tuberculous otitis media, which occurred as a complication of tympanostomy tube insertion.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, 445 Gil-Dong, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 134-701, South Korea

    Chang Woo Kim, Jae Won Jin & Young-Soo Rho

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Kim, C.W., Jin, J.W. & Rho, YS. Tuberculous otitis media developing as a complication of tympanostomy tube insertion. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 264, 227–230 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-006-0167-y

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