An unusual reason of parotid gland enlargement; parotid gland tuberculosis.
Although pulmonary tuberculosis is common in Turkey, parotid gland tuberculosis is rarely seen. A 39 years old female presented with left side swelling on her face. The diagnosis was made excisional biopsy. Histologic examination of the operative specimen revealed necrotising granuloma concordant with tuberculosis.
Erdoğan
Beril
B
Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. drberilbahadir@hotmail.com.
Uzaslan
Esra
E
Demirdöğen
Ezgi
E
Balaban Adim
Saduman
S
Salan
Arzu
A
Cakir
Umit
U
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology