title: Tuberculous parotitis: a case report.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is rare. It cannot be distinguished d form a parotid tumour by clinical examination alone, so surgical exploration has usually been required for diagnosis. We present a case with the same diagnostic dilemma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Stansbie
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010309:Parotitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology