Bilateral diffuse tuberculosis of the parotid gland.
Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is an unusual occurrence. We describe here a case of bilateral parotid gland tuberculosis showing diffuse involvement, which is even more rare. The patient was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology and treated with WHO-approved Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) category III regimen under Revised National Tuberculosis Programme with effective remission.
Dhingra
V K
VK
Clinical Section, New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, New Delhi, India. dhingra.vk@gmail.com
Rajpal
Sanjay
S
Gupta
U A
UA
Aggarwal
J K
JK
Mandal
A K
AK
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010309:Parotitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents