THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN TUBERCULOUS MASTOIDITIS - APPROPRIATE CHEMOTHERAPY IS NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH

Authors
WEINER GM OCONNELL JE PAHOR AL
Citation
Gm. Weiner et al., THE ROLE OF SURGERY IN TUBERCULOUS MASTOIDITIS - APPROPRIATE CHEMOTHERAPY IS NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH, Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 111(8), 1997, pp. 752-753
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Journal of Laryngology and Otology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222151
Volume
111
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
752 - 753
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2151(1997)111:8<752:TROSIT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We present a case of tuberculous otitis media in which a facial palsy occurred after the start of appropriate chemotherapy. To our knowledge this circumstance has not been described previously. It has been argu ed that radical surgery is completely unnecessary if chemotherapy is c ommenced early in the disease. We would suggest that this is not alway s the case, and would advocate a more measured approach.