Primary Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis.
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2013-01
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Abstract
Tuberculous infection of the upper respiratory tract is
an uncommon clinical condition and in that nasopharyngeal
involvement is struck with rarity per se. This condition is
often prevalent in people of low socioeconomic strata living
in endemic areas, especially in developing countries. It has
a silent and indolent course and most commonly mimicks
nasopharyngeal carcinoma in its clinical presentation. In
absence of concurrent pulmonary involvement, it is often
misdiagnosed or diagnosed only after the biopsy has been
taken. Nevertheless, high index of suspicion is required on
part of the clinician to diagnose this comparatively rare
entity.
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Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, anti-tuberculous treatment (ATT), acid fast bacilli (AFB), Ziehl-Neelsen stain (ZN), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
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Pandey Apoorva Kumar, Maithani Tripti, Pratap Singh Virendra, Bhardwaj Aparna. Primary Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis. Indian Medical Gazette. 2013 Jan ; 147 (1): 39-42.