title: Tuberculosis of nose and palate with vanishing uvula.
abstract: During the past two decades, tuberculosis - both pulmonary and extrapulmonary - has re-emerged as a major health problem worldwide. Nasal tuberculosis - either primary or secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis or facial lupus - is rare, but it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nasal granulomas. We describe a case of tuberculosis in an adult male who presented with palatal perforation with vanishing uvula and arch deformity of the palate. The diagnosis was based on histopathology and patient's successful response to antituberculous drug treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Mawdiangdiang, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baruah
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Shunyu
authors.forename: Z A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Lynrah
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Raphael
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014609:Uvula / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents