Nontuberculous mycobacterial otomastoiditis in children: four cases and a literature review.
Otomastoiditis due to nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) is rare but increasingly being recognised. We present four cases and discuss the clinical presentation, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, with a review of previous case reports in the literature.
Flint
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Starship Childrens Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.
Mahadevan
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Gunn
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Brown
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D015270:Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016926:Mycobacterium chelonae; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014433:Tympanoplasty
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular