Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis: a case report
Forty-four year old female presented with unilateral painless cervical lymph nodes. Endoscopic examination on nasopharynx showed mucosal irregularity on the posterior wall of nasopharynx. The biopsies of nasopharynx and lymph nodes showed granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. Direct st...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Galenos Yayincilik
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology |
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http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/nasopharyngeal-tuberculosis-a-case-report/43641
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| Summary: | Forty-four year old female presented with unilateral painless cervical lymph nodes. Endoscopic examination on nasopharynx showed mucosal irregularity on the posterior wall of nasopharynx. The biopsies of nasopharynx and lymph nodes showed granulomatous inflammation with caseation necrosis. Direct stain for acid fast bacilli was negative but culture and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for Myobacterium tuberculosis were found positive. The patient was treated with antituberculosis regimen. Symptoms resolved after medication. A new case of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis was presented and discussed. The consideration of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of nasopharyngeal pathology was emphasized. |
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| ISSN: | 2667-7474 |