title: [Florid tuberculosis of the paranasal sinuses].
abstract: Infections due to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the head and neck region mainly affect the cervical lymph nodes. We report a rare case of paranasal sinus tuberculosis. The patient presented as an emergency with right-sided headache and epiphora. Clinical, radiological and laboratory results yielded a diagnosis of acute exacerbated chronic sinusitis with meningeal affection resulting from transmigration. Histological and molecular investigations confirmed mycobacterial infection of the paranasal sinuses.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum Dachau, 85221 Dachau. Michaela.Andratschke@amperkliniken.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andratschke
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Nerlich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hagedorn
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
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