Facial paralysis due to primary tuberculosis of the parotid gland.
An 11-year-old girl presented with parotid mass and facial paralysis due to primary TB of the parotis gland. The diagnosis was made only postoperatively, by histology, and microscopic examination for acid and alcohol fast bacilli.
D002648:Child; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy