Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis

 A rare case presentation: 2016-08-01T18-40-25Z

Source: National Journal of Medical Research

Tashnin Rahman, Bhargaw Ilapakurty, Kaberi Kakati, Ashok Kumar Das, Amal Chandra Kataki.



Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis (TB) is extremely rare. However, in endemic areas, isolated nasopharyngeal TB may present mimicking a malignancy. We report here a case of 31-year old male who presented with multiple lymphadenopathis in the neck. Furthermore, North Eastern part of the country has a high incidence of nasopharyngeal cancers. The diagnosis of primary nasopharyngeal TB was confirmed by histopathology of the nasopharyngeal lesion and negative finding on chest imaging.



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