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Two Immigrants with Tuberculosis of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Region with Skull Base and Cranial Nerve Involvement
Joint Authors
Steens, Stefan C. A.
Jansen, Jeroen C.
Richardus, Renate A.
Arend, Sandra M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report two immigrants with tuberculosis of the skull base and a review of the literature.
A Somalian man presented with bilateral otitis media, hearing loss, and facial and abducens palsy.
Imaging showed involvement of both mastoid and petrous bones, extending via the skull base to the nasopharynx, suggesting tuberculosis which was confirmed by characteristic histology and positive auramine staining, while Ziehl-Neelsen staining and PCR were negative.
A Sudanese man presented with torticollis and deviation of the uvula due to paresis of N.
IX and XI.
Imaging showed a retropharyngeal abscess and lysis of the clivus.
Histology, acid-fast staining, and PCR were negative.
Both patients had a positive Quantiferon TB Gold in-tube result and improved rapidly after empiric treatment for tuberculosis.
Cultures eventually yielded M.
tuberculosis.
These unusual cases exemplify the many faces of tuberculosis and the importance to include tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of unexplained problems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Richardus, Renate A.& Jansen, Jeroen C.& Steens, Stefan C. A.& Arend, Sandra M.. 2011. Two Immigrants with Tuberculosis of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Region with Skull Base and Cranial Nerve Involvement. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Richardus, Renate A.…[et al.]. Two Immigrants with Tuberculosis of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Region with Skull Base and Cranial Nerve Involvement. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Richardus, Renate A.& Jansen, Jeroen C.& Steens, Stefan C. A.& Arend, Sandra M.. Two Immigrants with Tuberculosis of the Ear, Nose, and Throat Region with Skull Base and Cranial Nerve Involvement. Case Reports in Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-489618
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-489618