Rapid diagnosis and successful drug therapy of primary parotid tuberculosis in the pediatric age group: a case report and brief review of the literature.
Isolated parotid tuberculosis is difficult to diagnose in the pediatric age group. Often the problem leads to surgery. We describe the case of a 13-year-old female who presented with right parotid swelling with facial palsy. Computerized tomography, aspiration cytology, PCR differentiation, culture sensitivity, and drug therapy led to complete resolution. A literature review revealed case reports suggesting a trend towards a conservative approach.
Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. vijaya@sgpgi.ac.in
Vijaya Lakshmi
VL
Nag
Jagdeep
J
Singh
Sashikant
S
Srivastava
Isha
I
Tyagi
D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D023801:Directly Observed Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents