Unusual presentation of chronic suppurative otitis media

ABSTRACT

We prevent an unusual case of discharging ear with associated neck swelling that was diagnosed initially as infected cholesteatoma complicated by Bezold abscess. Due to the unusual pale abundant granulation tissue encountered intraoperatively and after the results of histopathology of the granulation tissue and Ziehl-Neelsen stain of the neck swelling aspirate the diagnosis was revived