title: tuberculous otitis media in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: Tuberculous otitis media is a rare cause of chronic suppurative infection of the middle ear and a very uncommon form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although there have been several case reports in the nonimmunosuppressive population of tuberculous otitis media, it has never been reported in an immunosuppressed allograft recipient. We present a case of diagnosed tuberculous otitis media after recurrent chronic otitis media treated several times with empiric antibiotic treatment. After the patient developed postauricular fistula and underwent surgical removal of granulation tissue, the diagnosis was made on the basis of histopathology and growth in culture of Ziehl-Neelsen. Clinical response promptly followed institution of antituberculous treatment including isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, and pyrazinamide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ihsan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ergün
authors.forename: Kenan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Keven
authors.forename: Sule
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengül
authors.forename: Sim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kutlay
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sertcelik
authors.forename: Sehsuvar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ertürk
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erbay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010035:Otitis Media, Suppurative / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*