Primary tracheal tuberculosis in an otherwise healthy 65-year-old Caucasian woman.
We report a case of primary tracheal tuberculosis that presented with a hard, fixed lymph node in the right supraclavicular fossa, and progressive dysphagia due to an inflammatory mass caused by a tuberculous lesion in the trachea. This case underlines the old adage that tuberculosis is 'the great masquerader'.
Dilkes
M G
MG
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
Gautama
P
P
Knowles
C H
CH
Chevretton
E B
EB
D000368:Aged; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000150:complications