The ubiquitous TB otitis media: A review of diagnosis and treatment outcomes

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this review is to improve the detection of TB otitis media cases and its treatment outcome by describing the varied clinical presentations, discussing the importance, limitations and frontiers of possible diagnostic tests and illustrating the roles of medical and surgical interventions METHOD: A review of available literature was done. The search included published researches on TB Otitis Media and related articles on tuberculosis. RESULTS: The review included aspects of the clinical presentation, diagnostic considerations, and treatment options, both medical and surgical, of tuberculous otitis media. CONCLUSION: Tuberculous otitis media presents with a variety of clinical features so that a high index of suspicion is very important. Diagnostic examinations are available but are varied depending on the clinical presentation. Definitive treatment is mainly medical with anti- Koch's medications.