title: [Thirteen cases with tuberculous otitis media and mastoiditis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the clinical features and treatment of tuberculous otitis media and mastoiditis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirteen patients with tuberculous otitis media and mastoiditis were retrospectively analyzed and the related literatures were reviewed. One case was treated by surgery only, and anti-tuberculosis treatment was given to another one patient, and surgical removal of disease lesions in combination with anti-tuberculosis treatment were given to 12 patients.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One patient received surgery only was found to recur after follow-up for seven months. The patient did not recur after seven months' follow-up after antituberculosis therapy,and other patients did not recur.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although the regular anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy treatment was the main treatment for tuberculous otitis and mastoiditis, surgical treatment was helpful to achieved more rapid healing of the ear.
authors.forename: Shi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Fengling
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lv
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014376:Tuberculosis; D055815:Young Adult