1990 年 93 巻 8 号 p. 1222-1226
A 23-years-old female with no known previous contact with tuberculosis complained of right otorrhea. Treatment with antibiotics agent was resisted, and a tympanic perforation became two.
Her tuberculin test was positive, but her chest X-ray showed no signs of lung tuberculosis. Posterior rhinoscopy revealed a granuloma in the epipharynx.
Histological examination of a biopsy specimen revealed tubelculosis changes.
Treatment with antituberculosis agents, SM INH RFP greatly reduced the mass and the tympanic perforation.