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Apex Hospital detects possibly India's first case of a rare TB-related infection in a 34-year-old Mumbai woman, undergoing successful treatment
Dr. Sheetal Radia Consultant ENT and Head and Neck Cancer Surgeon in Apex Hospitals Mulund Mumbai : A 34-year old woman from Bhandup, a suburb in Mumbai, was diagnosed with a rare form of a TB-related infection after complaining of fever, pain and swelling in front of the left ear. The patient was referred to Dr. Sheetal Radia, ENT and Head and Neck cancer surgeon at Mulund's...
Mumbai : A 34-year old woman from Bhandup, a suburb in Mumbai, was diagnosed with a rare form of a TB-related infection after complaining of fever, pain and swelling in front of the left ear. The patient was referred to Dr. Sheetal Radia, ENT and Head and Neck cancer surgeon at Mulund's Apex Hospital. Under Dr. Radia's care the patient underwent MRI of the brain ,face and orbital region along with CT scan and pus culture tests. Until test reports and proper diagnosis supportive treatments were given in the form of oral antibiotics initially and later IV antibiotics. This preauricular abscess then spread very fast in just 1 day to all over the face and eye leading to facial cellulitis and periorbital abscess. Pus culture of preauricular abscess suggested Acid fast Bacilli (non-tuberculous bacilli) .
