title: Encephalopathy due to tubercular otitis media.
abstract: Middle ear infection due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been reduced from 3-5% to 0.05-0.9% in the last century due to advent of effective anti-tuberculosis therapy. On the other side, this decrease in frequency of tuberculous otitis media along with indistinguishable signs and symptoms of frequently occurring non-tuberculous otitis media makes clinicians vulnerable to delayed or misdiagnosis of the disease. A case of tubercular otitis media with atypical clinical manifestations in the form of encephalopathy is presented.
authors: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow (U.P.). m.gurjar@rediffmail.com
authors: Mohan
authors: M
authors: Gurjar
authors: Sushil K
authors: SK
authors: Aggarwal
authors: Saurabh
authors: S
authors: Saigal
authors: Ratender K
authors: RK
authors: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006097:Granulation Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*