TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycobacterium fortuitum otitis media
T2 - Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma
AU - Gangwar, Navneeta
AU - Balakrishnan, Ramaswamy
AU - Nayak, Dipak Ranjan
PY - 2012/4/1
Y1 - 2012/4/1
N2 - Tubercular otitis media is well reported in the scientific literature, but infections with atypical mycobacteria are poorly represented. Atypical mycobacteria are slowly emerging as a cause of various head and neck infections over the past few decades. Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing, Group IV organism of Runyon′s classification. Review of literature reveals only five otology cases affected by this organism. We report a case who responded very well with surgery and conventional antitubercular treatment.
AB - Tubercular otitis media is well reported in the scientific literature, but infections with atypical mycobacteria are poorly represented. Atypical mycobacteria are slowly emerging as a cause of various head and neck infections over the past few decades. Mycobacterium fortuitum is a rapidly growing, Group IV organism of Runyon′s classification. Review of literature reveals only five otology cases affected by this organism. We report a case who responded very well with surgery and conventional antitubercular treatment.
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U2 - 10.4103/0971-7749.100744
DO - 10.4103/0971-7749.100744
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866254943
SN - 0971-7749
VL - 18
SP - 106
EP - 109
JO - Indian Journal of Otology
JF - Indian Journal of Otology
IS - 2
ER -