title: Primary tuberculosis of parotid gland.
abstract: A young female presented with complaint of swelling of the parotid region for one year. She was diagnosed as a case of primary tubercular parotiditis. The diagnosis was confirmed by fine needle aspiration cytology. She was managed with antitubercular drugs. After completing the course the swelling resolved completely and there was no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Dept of ENT, Govt Medical College, 45, Preet Nagar, Lower Mall, Patiala, Punjab India.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Tuli
authors.forename: Vipan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Harneet
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Geetha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chary
authors.forename: Ashis K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Chand
keywords: Parotid; salivary gland; tuberculosis