title: Eight cases of nasal tuberculosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To elucidate the clinical characteristics of nasal tuberculosis and to discuss its diagnostic difficulties.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective clinical analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of eight patients presented with nasal tuberculosis during the study period (from January 1989 through December 2006). Six were female and two were male. The patient age varied from 17 to 51 years, with a mean of 31 years. The most commonly involved site was the nasal septum (7 of 8). Perforation of the nasal septum was observed in three cases. Sinus invasion was observed in two cases and required sinus surgery. Six of the cases were a result of primary infections, while two were secondary disease manifestations. All patients were treated with anti-tuberculosis medications, with subsequent improvement with regard to clinical symptoms and physical signs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We present the largest number of nasal tuberculosis cases reported in the medical literature from a single institute. Diagnosing nasal tuberculosis requires a high index of suspicion and occasionally the use of experimental drug treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong Min
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ah Young
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong Ho
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki-Sang
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Rha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents