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

Publication Title

Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Divisions

otorhino

Funders

None

Volume

74

Publisher

Springer

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