Objective: To investigate the misdiagnosis cause of tuberculosis otitis media and mastoiditis.
Method: The clinical data of 9 cases with tubercular otitis media and mastoiditis were analyzed respect.
Result: Nine patients, only 1 patient in the preoperative tuberculosis in otitis media and mastoiditis, the remaining eight cases pre-operative misdiagnosed as chronic otitis media the pathologic diagnosis of tuberculous otitis media.
Conclusion: The clinical features of tubercular otitis media and mastoiditis was similar easily confused with chronic suppurative otitis media. Clinicians should pay attention to the disease, history of tuberculosis, imaging studies, and pathology, and other special examination to confirm the diagnosis, reduce misdiagnosed.