Primary tuberculosis of the nasopharynx with erythema induratum of Bazin.
A 44-year-old Japanese woman with primary tuberculosis of the nasopharynx associated with erythema induratum of Bazin (EI) is reported. The patient presented with erythematous nodules of the lower legs diagnosed as EI. Since EI is a tuberculosis-related skin disease, the presence of latent tuberculous lesions was investigated, and a tuberculous lesion was found in the nasopharynx. Primary tuberculosis of the nasopharynx is very rare. Furthermore, our review of the literature revealed no case in which nasopharyngeal tuberculosis acted as the latent focus of EI.
Department of Otolaryngology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical School, Japan.
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Yagi
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Kawabata
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Izaki
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Hosako
D000328:Adult; D004891:Erythema Induratum / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000473:pathology*