Primary tuberculosis of the eustachian tube causing otitis media with effusion.
Am J Otolaryngol
; 36(4): 575-7, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
Eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction may cause pathological changes in the middle ear, including recurrent acute otitis media and otitis media with effusion (OME). Mechanical obstruction of the ET may be caused by primary tumor-like lesions arising from ET or secondary ET infiltration due to nasopharyngeal and parapharyngeal space tumor. Tuberculosis is known to affect almost every organ in the body, and it should be a concern of each and every medical practitioner. However, tuberculosis of the ET has not been reported in the literature previously. This article reports primary tuberculosis arising in the ET that presented as aural fullness and hearing disturbance in a patient with OME.
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Asunto principal:
Tuberculosis
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Otitis Media con Derrame
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Trompa Auditiva
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Am J Otolaryngol
Año:
2015
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