title: Parotid tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is a rare condition. We describe a case of tuberculosis of right parotid gland in a 17-year-old male patient. Diagnosis was made by early suspicion and confirmed by demonstration of epitheloid granulomas on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Patient was successfully treated with daily regimen of four drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol) for first two months followed by two drugs (rifampicin and isoniazid) for last four months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, (erstwhile King George's Medical University), India.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehra
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Srivastawa