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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Main Authors: Vinota Paniselvam, Chee Chean Lim, Fong Juen Kiew, Gagandeep Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KARE Publishing 2020-11-01
Series:Erciyes Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-53900