title: Case report: tuberculosis of the parotid gland--diagnosis by CT.
abstract: A case of parenchymal and intraparotid lymph node tuberculosis is reported in a young Asian male. The diagnosis was suggested pre-operatively by the contrast enhanced CT (CECT) appearance. There were no systemic symptoms of tuberculosis and this is a characteristic feature of the 100 cases reported in the literature. The presence of thick walled rim enhancing lesions with a central lucency on CECT should suggest the diagnosis. Filling defects with or without thin walls are non-specific findings and are seen in tumours and other inflammatory processes. In an appropriate clinical setting, thick walled round rim enhancing lesions with a central lucency are characteristic of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Watmough
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Chisti
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sathar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology