title: Oropharyngeal tuberculosis causing severe odynophagia and dysphagia.
abstract: Oropharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease and is usually secondary to laryngeal involvement in pulmonary tuberculosis. The major symptom in such patients is sore throat. Here, we report a case of tuberculosis of the posterior oropharyngeal wall without laryngeal involvement and causing severe dysphagia and odynophagia without esophageal or mediastinal involvement. The unusual presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis is emphasized, and its diagnosis and treatment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey. rahmetcaylan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rahmet
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caylan
authors.forename: Kemalettin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Refik
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caylan
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents