[Oropharyngeal tuberculosis. Report of a case in a lingual tonsil].
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.
Marcos Ordóñez
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Servicio de ORL, Hospital Universitario, Valladolid, Valladolid, España.
Benito Orejas
J I
JI
Blasco Gutiérrez
M J
MJ
Morais Pérez
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Ramírez Cano
B
B
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*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents