ArticleBMJ case reports2018
Congenital tuberculosis presenting as otorrhoea in a preterm infant.
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- Tuberculous mastoiditis in a 2-month-old infant presenting with facial nerve palsy.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
- Urogenital tuberculosis - epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical features.Nature reviews. Urology · 2019Review
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Abstract
A premature infant of 25 weeks' gestational age presented at 8 weeks after birth with otorrhoea from the left ear. Following a course of topical and systemic antibiotics, the patient deteriorated developing facial nerve paralysis and cervical lymphadenitis. Contrast-enhanced CT and MRI of the head showed a destructive process of the left temporal bone. These findings prompted the clinicians to send swabs from the purulent discharge from the ear for acid-fast bacilli stain. Furthermore, surgical exploration and debridement were undertaken. Cultures from ear discharge and biopsy-taken during surgical procedure-revealed the presence of
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