Reference

n

Age
(years)

Gender

Symptoms

Otoscopy

CT-scan

Hamouda et al.
(2008)(3)

1

13

F

Otorrhea and cervical lymph node

Polypoid of the external auditory meatus

Filled mastoid

Chmielik et al. (2007)(2)

1

4

M

Acute otitis media with fever

Inflammatory bulging of the eardrum

Filled mastoid and bone erosion

Saunders et al(2002)(4)

1

7

F

Reccurent otorrhea

Anterior retraction of eardrum

Filled mastoid without bone erosion

Vital and Al (2002)(6)

4

19-56

3F-1M

Otorrhea

Multiple perforations of eardrum

-

Meher et al
(2006)-10

5

3-13

2F-3M

Retroauricular swelling (3)
Retroauricular fistula (1)
Facial palsy (1)

Eardrum perforation, polypoid and granulation

-

Our patient (2010)

1

3

M

Retroauricular swelling and fistula
Spontaneous discharge of bony sequestrum

Bulged eardrum with inflammation

Filled mastoid and destruction with bony sequestrum

Table 1: Main cases of auricular tuberculosis reported in literature.