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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2026

Concurrent Middle Ear and Vertebral Tuberculosis Secondary to

Sabirah N Kasule, George S Zacharia, Abelard C Desrosiers, Shalini Penikilapate, Marcos A Molina, Srinivasan Krishna, Cosmina B Zeana

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7 authors.

Sabirah N KasuleDivision of Infectious Diseases Department of Internal Medicine BronxCare Health System Bronx New York USA bronxcare.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6306-3680
George S ZachariaInternal Medicine Residency Department of Internal Medicine BronxCare Health System Affiliated With Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Bronx New York USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5705-3275
Abelard C DesrosiersSchool of Medicine The City University of New York (Cuny) New York New York USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8292-4228
Shalini PenikilapateInternal Medicine Residency Department of Internal Medicine BronxCare Health System Affiliated With Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Bronx New York USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3359-9237
Marcos A MolinaInternal Medicine Residency Department of Internal Medicine BronxCare Health System Affiliated With Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai Bronx New York USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6275-425X
Srinivasan KrishnaDepartment of Otolaryngology BronxCare Health System Bronx New York USA bronxcare.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3680-5028
Cosmina B ZeanaDivision of Infectious Diseases Department of Internal Medicine BronxCare Health System Bronx New York USA bronxcare.org.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8922-7150

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Otic tuberculosis is an exceedingly rare manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and typically mimics more common otologic conditions, leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. This report discusses a case of middle ear tuberculosis in a New York City-born-and-raised young woman. She presented with ear drainage, hearing loss, generalized weakness, and a painful lump on her posterior neck. She was subsequently diagnosed with multiple abscesses along the cervical and thoracic spine and a large mass in her middle ear that protruded through her tympanic membrane into the external auditory canal. Biopsy of the protruding part of the ear mass revealed non-necrotizing granulomatous inflammation and acid-fast bacilli on pathology.

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cervical spineextrapulmonary tuberculosisNew Yorkotic

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PMID42890672
PMCPMC13674006

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