title: Tuberculous otitis media in a four-month-old infant.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the middle ear is currently a rare disease but still occurs and may cause permanent hearing loss. A four-month-old infant with chronic left-ear drainage was diagnosed with tuberculous otitis media by biopsy examination and PPD positivity without BCG. He was treated successfully with antituberculous therapy. Tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of chronic ear infection, especially in young infants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barlas
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ozçelik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Göçmen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Söylemezoğlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Onerci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kiper
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*