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Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.

Tuberculosis is on the rise in the recent years. Commonest presentation is tuberculosis of the lungs. Tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft is relatively uncommon and often missed by clinicians. A case of tuberculous otomastoiditis with intracranial complication is presented. This case report is to e...

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Main Authors: Subha, Sethu Thakachy, Puraviappan, Periyannan, Abd Majid, Nasir, Prepageran, Narayanan
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Language:English
Published: Poracom Academic Publishers 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17490/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.174902013-05-09T06:39:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17490/ Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. Subha, Sethu Thakachy Puraviappan, Periyannan Abd Majid, Nasir Prepageran, Narayanan Tuberculosis is on the rise in the recent years. Commonest presentation is tuberculosis of the lungs. Tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft is relatively uncommon and often missed by clinicians. A case of tuberculous otomastoiditis with intracranial complication is presented. This case report is to emphasize the fact that high index of clinical suspicion is necessary for the early diagnosis and treatment of this entity which can cause fatal consequences. Poracom Academic Publishers 2008-09 Article PeerReviewed Subha, Sethu Thakachy and Puraviappan, Periyannan and Abd Majid, Nasir and Prepageran, Narayanan (2008) Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report. International Journal of Health Research, 1 (3). pp. 111-114. ISSN 1596-9886, ESSN: 1596-9819 http://www.ijhr.org/index.php English
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description Tuberculosis is on the rise in the recent years. Commonest presentation is tuberculosis of the lungs. Tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft is relatively uncommon and often missed by clinicians. A case of tuberculous otomastoiditis with intracranial complication is presented. This case report is to emphasize the fact that high index of clinical suspicion is necessary for the early diagnosis and treatment of this entity which can cause fatal consequences.
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author Subha, Sethu Thakachy
Puraviappan, Periyannan
Abd Majid, Nasir
Prepageran, Narayanan
spellingShingle Subha, Sethu Thakachy
Puraviappan, Periyannan
Abd Majid, Nasir
Prepageran, Narayanan
Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
author_facet Subha, Sethu Thakachy
Puraviappan, Periyannan
Abd Majid, Nasir
Prepageran, Narayanan
author_sort Subha, Sethu Thakachy
title Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
title_short Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
title_full Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
title_fullStr Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
title_full_unstemmed Tuberculous Otomastoiditis: a case report.
title_sort tuberculous otomastoiditis: a case report.
publisher Poracom Academic Publishers
publishDate 2008
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17490/
http://www.ijhr.org/index.php
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