Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case series
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2022
Abstract
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease which is endemic in South East Asia. Most common presentation is pulmonary tuberculosis which is spread by droplets inhalation of mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity which poses a diagnostic difficulty as its presentation is greatly similar to that of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Herein, we describe two cases of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis which mimics nasopharyngeal malignancy leading to diagnostic difficulties. © 2021, Association of Otolaryngologists of India.
Keywords
Tuberculosis, Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Divisions
otorhino
Funders
None
Publication Title
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Volume
74
Publisher
Springer