Primary Tonsillar Tuberculosis: Is it Really a Rare Entity?
Background: Oropharyngeal tuberculosis (TB), including tonsillar TB, is rare in an immunocompetent adult. Tonsillar TB is more likely to occur as a result of pulmonary TB causing secondary inoculation of tubercle bacilli. The primary form of tonsillar TB without pulmonary TB has often been described...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2020-11-01
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Series: | Erciyes Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-53900 |