title: [Oropharyngeal tuberculosis. Report of a case in a lingual tonsil].
abstract: Pharyngeal tuberculosis is very rare and normally appears as an seemingly malignant process. As a result of which it is essential to perform a differential diagnosis before beginning anticancer treatment. We present a clinical case of lingual tonsil tuberculosis. A review is made of the pathogenic mechanisms, the clinical manifestations and the diagnosis of pharyngeal tuberculosis, whose response to treatment with antituberculous drugs proves to be excellent.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario, Valladolid, Valladolid, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marcos Ordóñez
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Benito Orejas
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Blasco Gutiérrez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morais Pérez
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramírez Cano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000473:pathology*; D014059:Tongue / Q000473:pathology*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents