Tuberculous otitis media: Clinical challenges and long-term complications in three cases.

Marta Anioł-Borkowska, Aleksandra Niemczyk, Marcin Masalski, Krzysztof Morawski

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Marta Anioł-BorkowskaDepartment of Otolaryngology with the Pediatric Otolaryngology Unit, University Clinical Hospital in Opole, Opole, Poland.

Aleksandra NiemczykDepartment of Otolaryngology with the Pediatric Otolaryngology Unit, University Clinical Hospital in Opole, Opole, Poland.

Marcin MasalskiDepartment of Otolaryngology with the Pediatric Otolaryngology Unit, University Clinical Hospital in Opole, Opole, Poland.

Krzysztof MorawskiDepartment of Otolaryngology with the Pediatric Otolaryngology Unit, University Clinical Hospital in Opole, Opole, Poland.

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Abstract

Tuberculous otitis media (TOM) represents a rare extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis, typically presenting with nonspecific early symptoms that make diagnosis challenging. The aim of this report is to present three cases of TOM and to review their clinical manifestations, diagnostic work-up, therapeutic management, and complications. We describe two patients with isolated TOM and a third who developed pulmonary tuberculosis during the course of the disease. In all three cases, symptoms followed a similar progression: Eustachian tube dysfunction, conductive hearing loss, and recurrent, painless otorrhea refractory to antibiotic therapy, accompanied by tympanic membrane (TM) perforations. Facial nerve palsy (FP) developed in two patients, either as a complication of untreated infection or following antromastoidectomy. Household exposure to

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Chronic otorrheaExtrapulmonary tuberculosisFacial nerve palsyMiddle ear infectionTuberculous otitis mediaTympanic membrane perforation

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PMID41551354

DOI10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02483

PMCPMC12811530

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