An unusual cause of recurrent tonsillitis.
Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity and oropharynx is quite uncommon, and primary isolated tuberculosis of the tonsils is extremely rare. We report a case of primary tonsillar tuberculosis, in an otherwise healthy man, mimicking chronic non-specific tonsillitis.
Peoples Medical College & Research Center, Otolaryngology, Bhanpur Road, Bhopal (MP), Bhopal, 462037, India.
Shalini
S
Jadia
Avadh Narayan
AN
Chauhan
Rakesh Singh
RS
Hazari
Ashish K
AK
Maurya
Rakesh
R
Biswas
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents