TY - JOUR
T1 - Mycobacterium abscessus, an uncommon cause of chronic otitis media
AU - Linmans, J.
AU - Stokroos, R.
AU - Linssen, C.F.M.
PY - 2008/1/1
Y1 - 2008/1/1
N2 - Otitis media with otorrhea is common in children. Worldwide, 4% of all otitis media in children is caused by tuberculous otitis media.(1) Otitis media due to a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is uncommon. Since the description of the first case in 1976, only 31 well- documented cases of middle ear infections caused by NTM have been reported.(1-3) Originally, NTM were divided into 4 groups using the Runyon classification, based on growth rate and pigment production.(4) However, in recent years more accurate species-specific identification by means of molecular techniques are available.(5) Due to the increase of immunosuppressive conditions, the incidence of NTM infections has also increased.(2) A relatively common NTM infection is cervical lymphadenitis.(1,2,6,7)
AB - Otitis media with otorrhea is common in children. Worldwide, 4% of all otitis media in children is caused by tuberculous otitis media.(1) Otitis media due to a nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) is uncommon. Since the description of the first case in 1976, only 31 well- documented cases of middle ear infections caused by NTM have been reported.(1-3) Originally, NTM were divided into 4 groups using the Runyon classification, based on growth rate and pigment production.(4) However, in recent years more accurate species-specific identification by means of molecular techniques are available.(5) Due to the increase of immunosuppressive conditions, the incidence of NTM infections has also increased.(2) A relatively common NTM infection is cervical lymphadenitis.(1,2,6,7)
U2 - 10.1001/archotol.134.9.1004
DO - 10.1001/archotol.134.9.1004
M3 - Article
C2 - 18794448
SN - 0886-4470
VL - 134
SP - 1004
EP - 1006
JO - Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
JF - Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
IS - 9
ER -