Tuberculous Otitis Media in a Patient with Multiple Cerebral Tuberculomas: Case Report.

ABSTRACT

Tuberculous otitis media is a rare entity which requires high index of suspicion in an endemic country like India. A 38-year-old female with no prior history of tuberculosis or any predisposing factor presented to us with fever and altered sensorium. She was subsequently diagnosed to have disseminated tuberculosis with multiple cerebral tuberculomas. She complained of ear discharge which on further evaluation was established as smear positive tuberculous otitis media. This rare coexistence is seldom reported in literature.