Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis

Key Findings & Data:Although the prevalence of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis has decreased after the wide use of anti-tuberculous agents, the number of reports for the disease has slightly increased recently in accordance with advances in the diagnostic tools.

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Conclusion & Impact:A 54 year-old female with isolated nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is presented.

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Nasofaringeal hastalıklar · Orta yaşlı · Kadın

Abstract

Primary nasopharygeal tuberculosis is a rare condition. Although the prevalence of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis has decreased after the wide use of anti-tuberculous agents, the number of reports for the disease has slightly increased recently in accordance with advances in the diagnostic tools. Cervical lymphadenopathy occurs in more than half of the patients and is the most common presenting complaint. Cervical lymphadenopathy, together with the nasopharyngeal symptoms related to the mass or mucosal irregularity, makes the differential diagnosis from carcinoma difficult; and thus makes histopathologic evaluation necessary for diagnosis. The most common symptoms of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis are cervical lympadenopathy, unilateral hearing loss and nasal discharge and/or obstruction. A 54 year-old female with isolated nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is presented.

Özet

Primer nazofarengeal tüberküloz nadir bir durumdur. Her ne kadar nazofarengeal tüberküloz prevalansı anti-tüberküloz ilaçların kullanımındaki artışa bağlı olarak azalsa da, nazofarengeal tüberküloz tanısı alan hasta sayısı, tanı yöntemlerinin gelişimine paralel olarak artmıştır. Servikal lenfadenopati hastaların %50’sinden fazlasında görülmekte ve en sık başvuru nedeni olmaktadır. Nazofarenkste gözlenen kitle veya mukozal düzensizlik, ayırıcı tanıda karsinom düşündürmekte ve kesin tanı için histolojik tetkiki gerekli kılmaktadır.

Keywords

Nasofaringeal hastalıklar Orta yaşlı Kadın Tüberküloz Nazofarinks İşitme bozuklukları Nasopharyngeal Diseases Middle Aged Female Tuberculosis Nasopharynx Hearing Disorders

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ÖZKIRIŞ, M., KUBİLAY, U., AYDIN, E., ÖZKIRIŞ, F., KAYABAŞOĞLU, G., ÜNVER, Ş. (2005). Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis. KBB-Forum, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3, 150–152. https://ajindex.com/articles/209315

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