title: Primary tracheal tuberculosis in an otherwise healthy 65-year-old Caucasian woman.
abstract: 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'.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Dilkes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautama
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: E B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Chevretton
mesh_terms: 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