Table 2.
Details of five patients with Mycobacterium tuberculosis culture-positive otorhinolaryngeal specimens.
| No. | Age | Sex | Specimen | HIV | ESR (mm) | Tissue specimen from affected site | Corresponding sputum AFB smear | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFB smear | Mycobacterial culture | Histopathology | |||||||
| 1 | 22 | M | Mastoid antrum | Negtive | 45 | Negtive | Scanty M. tuberculosis | Granulomatous inflammation | Negative |
| 2 | 25 | M | Mastoid antrum | Negtive | 15 | 3+ AFB | Heavy M. tuberculosis | Granulomatous inflammation | Negative |
| 3 | 31 | M | Mastoid antrum | Negtive | 25 | Negtive | Scanty M. tuberculosis | Granulomatous inflammation | Negative |
| 4 | 68 | M | Larynx | Negtive | 18 | Negtive | Scanty M. tuberculosis | Granulomatous inflammation | Negative |
| 5 | 24 | F | Nasopharynx | Negtive | 21 | Negtive | Scanty M. tuberculosis | Granulomatous inflammation | Negative |