title: Tuberculoma of the mastoid.
abstract: Tuberculoma is a rare but known complication of tuberculosis. It rarely occurs in the mastoid bone. When it occurs in the middle ear cleft, it can lead to intracranial complications if there is a delay in the diagnosis and management. A rare case of tuberculosis of the middle ear cleft which presented as tuberculoma of the mastoid bone with infranuclear facial palsy is described. The tuberculoma was removed and a canal wall down tympanomastoidectomy was performed. Post-operatively the patient was kept on antituberculous therapy. The various problems encountered in the diagnosis and management of this case are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, B.Y.L. Nair Ch. Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Grewal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mistry
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gaikwad
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy