title: [A case of middle ear tuberculosis; PCR of the otorrhea was useful for the diagnosis].
abstract: A 26-year-old female was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever, cough, otorrhea and otalgia and progressive hearing loss of her left ear. Smears of her sputum were positive for acid-fast bacilli. Smears of her otorrhea were negative for acid-fast bacilli but PCR of her otorrhea was positive. Chest X-ray showed infiltrative shadows with the cavity. She was diagnosed as middle ear tuberculosis associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. After anti-tuberculous chemotherapy, fever, cough, otorrhea and pain of her left ear were improved, but her hearing level was not improved. In the case of middle ear tuberculosis, it is necessary to make an early diagnosis and treatment. This is the first reported case in Japan in which PCR of the otorrhea is positive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Minami-Kyoto Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurasawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakatani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yoshimatsu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amitani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014376:Tuberculosis
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents