| Autor: |
Dangore-Khasbage S; Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. dangore_suwarna@rediffmail.com., Bhowate RR; Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India., Degwekar SS; Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India., Bhake AS; Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India., Lohe VK; Oral Medicine and Radiology, Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. |
| Abstrakt: |
Tuberculosis (TB) can affect almost any organ of the body; however, TB of the salivary glands is a rare condition. The purpose of this paper was to report a case of a 14-year-old boy who presented with a painless swelling and discharging sinus in the parotid gland and cervical region on the left side. There was no clinical evidence of systemic signs and symptoms of active TB elsewhere in the body. The combination of clinical suspicion, a positive family history, and the cytological findings confirmed the diagnosis. The patient was successfully treated via antitubercular therapy for six months. This case report suggests that, although primary TB of the parotid gland is an unusual clinical presentation, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with a parotid gland swelling. |
