Tuberculosis in otolaryngological practice

Autor: Paresh Chavan, Mayur H. Ingale, Girija Ghate, James Thomas
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. 3:812
ISSN: 2454-5937
2454-5929
DOI: 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20174149
Popis: Background: Tuberculosis has become a common occurrence in Otorhinolaryngology with increasing number of extra pulmonary cases. Methods: This is a study of 27 patients who visited ENT OPD of Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pune, with variety of manifestations of tuberculosis in the ENT region. Results: Majority of those suffered from tuberculous cervical lymphadenopathy, other manifestations included laryngeal tuberculosis, tuberculous otitis media, lupus vulgaris and tuberculous infection of a pre auricular sinus. FNAC and histopathologic examination proved to be reliable tools of diagnosis. Five of these patients suffered from concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis. All these responded well to category 1 anti-tubercular therapy well. Conclusions: Tuberculosis in Otorhinolaryngology shows a variety of manifestations so it should be kept in mind whenever dealing with unusual presentations.
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