Cholesteatoma and tuberculosis: Association or coincidence

 

Noor Liza ISHAK 1, Azida ZAINAL 2, Asma ABDULLAH 2

1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia and 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

ABSTRACT

Primary tuberculosis of the middle ear is often a diagnostic dilemma due to its rarity and variable clinical presentations. A chronic presentation is chronic otorrhoea with multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane. We report the case of a 41-year-old migrant worker who presented with a post auricular abscess without other otological symptoms. Radiological and histopathological findings revealed a cholesteatoma and tuberculosis.

 

Keywords: Cholesteatoma, tuberculosis, otitis media

 

Correspondence author: Noor Liza ISHAK, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang,

Selangor, Malaysia.  Tel: 603-89472360

E mail: lizaishak81@gmail.com

 

Brunei Int Med J. 2012; 8 (5): 275-278

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