title: Tuberculous otitis media-are we missing it ?
abstract: Tuberculosis of the middle ear it a rare disease. Due to change in the typical clinical pattern and decrease in incidence, there is a delayed or missed diagnosis and can lead to increased morbidity. We pretent 5 cases of Tuberculous Otitis Media treated over a period of 2 years, highlighting the fact that it must be considered as a differential diagnosis of persistent suppurative otitis media.
authors.affiliation: Head of the Department, K.J. Somaiya Hospital and Research Centre, Ayurvihar, Eastern Express Highway, 400 022 Mumbai.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varty
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parasram
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prabhat
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
keywords: Persistant suppurative otitis media; Tuberculous