Primary parotid tuberculosis: varied clinical presentations.
Parotid gland tuberculosis is rare and may present in different clinical forms. We present three cases of tuberculosis of the parotid gland that presented to us with different clinico-pathological appearances. The cases were diagnosed on the basis of histopathological evaluation and fine needle aspiration cytology. All the patients responded to four-drug antitubercular chemotherapy.
Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated L. N. Hospital, New Delhi, India. dr_sethi@rediffmail.com
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Sethi
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Sareen
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Sabherwal
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Malhotra
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016155:Oral Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents