title: Tuberculous otitis media with endobronchial tuberculosis.
abstract: Although tuberculosis can affect various organs and tissues, the lung is the site most commonly involved. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) involves relatively inaccessible and variable sites and is consequently often overlooked by clinicians. The ear is a notably very rare site of EPTB, and the diagnosis is difficult because of the variable and confusing signs and symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which tuberculous otitis media and endobronchial tuberculosis coexisted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University, School of Medicine, 344-2 Shinyong-dong, Iksan, Jeonbuk 570-850, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Eun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: So-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Sang-Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Keum-Ha
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Do-Sim
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seong-Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Eun-Taik
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Hak-Ryul
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D001706:Biopsy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000382:microbiology; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004432:Ear, Middle / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents