Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case series
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease which is endemic in South East Asia. Most common presentation is pulmonary tuberculosis which is spread by droplets inhalation of mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity which poses a diagnostic diff...
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my.um.eprints.436622023-10-24T02:06:40Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/43662/ Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case series Oon, Amy Razuan, Nur Aida Kuppan, Ganesan Mahadzir, Mazlinda RD Surgery Tuberculosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease which is endemic in South East Asia. Most common presentation is pulmonary tuberculosis which is spread by droplets inhalation of mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity which poses a diagnostic difficulty as its presentation is greatly similar to that of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Herein, we describe two cases of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis which mimics nasopharyngeal malignancy leading to diagnostic difficulties. © 2021, Association of Otolaryngologists of India. Springer 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed Oon, Amy and Razuan, Nur Aida and Kuppan, Ganesan and Mahadzir, Mazlinda (2022) Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case series. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, 74. pp. 1612-1614. ISSN 2231-3796, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02770-y <https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02770-y>. 10.1007/s12070-021-02770-y |
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Tuberculosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease which is endemic in South East Asia. Most common presentation is pulmonary tuberculosis which is spread by droplets inhalation of mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity which poses a diagnostic difficulty as its presentation is greatly similar to that of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Herein, we describe two cases of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis which mimics nasopharyngeal malignancy leading to diagnostic difficulties. © 2021, Association of Otolaryngologists of India. |
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Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case series |
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Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis mimicking nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case series |
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