Atypical presentation of oral and laryngeal tuberculosis in an adolescent.

Autor:	Medhi R; ENT -Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India., Akhtar H; ENT -Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India hanifaakhtar@aiimsguwahati.ac.in., Shunyu NB; ENT -Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India., Jamil M; General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2024 Aug 31; Vol. 17 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 31.
DOI:	10.1136/bcr-2024-261888
Abstrakt:	Extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) in the adolescent population in the head and neck region may be atypical in the site of involvement, symptomatology and clinical presentation. We report a case of the management of oral and laryngeal TB in an early adolescent female who presented with ulceration over the palate and tonsillar region with uvula destruction and laryngeal symptoms and aim to highlight the atypical extrapulmonary manifestations of TB in the head and neck region in adolescent age group. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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