A 10-year-old boy was referred to Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center with a 7-year history of recurrent otitis media despite treatment with antibiotics and ventilation tubes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The hearing loss and impaired balance developed over a 3-day period prior to the onset of facial palsy. Further investigation with a CT scan and MRI scan led to a diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

For purposes of approximation, use of cell volumes estimated for other bacteria such as E. coli ( 18 ), Bacillus subtilis ( 43 ), and Clostridium perfringens ( 19 ) would suggest that Mtb's intracellular glutamate concentration may be on the order of [doi.org]