Primary Sinonasal Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic Challenge
| Autor: | Saibal Misra, Mainak Dutta, Samyadipta Dey |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis business.industry 030106 microbiology Case Report Perioperative Unilateral Nasal Obstruction medicine.disease Comorbidity 03 medical and health sciences Paranasal sinuses medicine.anatomical_structure Granulomatous disease medicine Histopathology Radiology business Lateral nasal wall |
| Popis: | Primary sinonasal tuberculosis remains a diagnostic challenge as it mimics sinonasal granulomatous disease or neoplasms. Its characteristic signs and symptoms may be non-specific and highly variable. Here we report a unique clinical condition of a 24-year-old man who presented with unilateral nasal obstruction and epiphora for 2 years. He was without any comorbidity, was immunocompetent, and was otherwise healthy. Subsequent investigations, including a computed tomography scan of the paranasal sinuses, and perioperative findings revealed a sinonasal mass involving the lateral nasal wall and paranasal sinuses. The histopathology was consistent with the features of tuberculosis. There was no evidence of pulmonary or any other primary tubercular foci elsewhere in the body, suggesting the diagnosis of primary sinonasal tuberculosis. |
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