A rare association of tonsillar tuberculosis and lichen scrofulosorum

A rare association of tonsillar tuberculosis and lichen scrofulosorum

Abstract Background Both tonsillar tuberculosis and lichen scrofulosorum are sporadic presentations of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Lichen scrofulosorum commonly presents in children and young adults as lichenoid eruptions over the skin. Granulomatous inflammation of the tonsils, however, presents a...

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Main Authors: Anshika Harit, Anjan Kumar Sahoo, Ishwar Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-02-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology
Subjects:
Tuberculosis, Cutaneous
Palatine tonsil
Antitubercular agents
Diagnosis, Differential
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-021-00083-z

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