Patient with thin painless otorrhoea, multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane and failure to respond to antimicrobial treatment. What is the most probable causative organism?
High-Yield Explanation
Thin painless otorrhoea, multiple perforations of the tympanic membrane and failure to respond to antimicrobial treatment are the features of tubercular otitis media and it is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosisRef: PL Dhingra, Diseases of Ear, Nose & Throat, 7th edition, pg no. 81 - 82