Resurgence of tuberculosis: a rare case of primary orbitomaxillary tuberculoma
| Autor: | Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Rosalin Kar, Sachchida Nanda Panda, Niranjan Mishra, Indu Bhusan Kar |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Maxillary sinus Antitubercular Agents Pathology and Forensic Medicine Tuberculosis Osteoarticular medicine Maxilla Paranasal Sinus Diseases Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Dentistry (miscellaneous) Tuberculoma Sinus (anatomy) business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Dermatology Surgery Paranasal sinuses medicine.anatomical_structure Oral Surgery business Orbit Orbit (anatomy) |
| Zdroj: | Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 116(1) |
| ISSN: | 2212-4411 |
| Popis: | Background Extrapulmonary sites of tuberculosis, which represent 15% of all sites, most commonly involve lymph nodes and bones. Facial bones and paranasal sinuses are rarely involved in the process. Tuberculosis of maxilla is an extremely rare condition, which usually presents with involvement of anterior wall of the maxillary sinus. Symptoms may include nasal discharge with partial nasal obstruction and mild pain. It still remains an underdiagnosed entity. Case Report We report a case of tuberculoma of the whole left maxilla extending into the orbit, with no previous history of pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberculosis of paranasal sinus is a rare entity and is nearly always secondary to pulmonary or extrapulmonary tuberculosis, but this report describes the incidence of primary infection of extrapulmonary site. Conclusions Any chronic granulomatous lesion present over the maxillofacial region which does not respond to initial antibiotic therapy may be suspected as tubercular infection and should be ruled out with priority. |
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