| Autor: |
Naserrudin, Nadia Syafeera, Ainer, Indumathi, Krishnamoorthy, Madhusudhan, Salleh, Hisyam |
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International Medical Journal; Apr2020, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p235-236, 2p |
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Introduction: Tonsillar tuberculosis (TB) is an extremely rare disease. It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; the etiologic organism for pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. TB is spread via airborne droplets from one person to another. Early identification of TB is crucial as TB is a curable disease. Case Report: A 26-year-old, healthy male presented to us with recurrent sore throat episodes for the past 6 months. There was no constitutional symptom such as unintentional weight loss or night sweats. Clinical examination showed hypertrophied tonsils. A diagnosis of recurrent tonsillitis was made and tonsillectomy was performed. The intraoperative tonsil speciments sent for histopathological examination showed tuberculous tonsils. He was referred to a respiratory centre for commencement of anti tuberculosis treatment. The above is our case which had a typical presentation of recurrent tonsillitis, only to be diagnosed as TB tonsils after histopathologic examination. Conclusion: We aim to highlight that TB tonsils may have an indistinguishable presentation and morphology as compared to cases of typical bacterial recurrent tonsillitis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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