title: Tuberculosis of paranasal sinuses.
abstract: Nasal tuberculosis is very rare but much rarer is tuberculosis of paranasal sinuses. It involves especially the maxillary sinus and is usually unilateral. We report an unusual case of tuberculosis of frontal and maxillary sinus in a 68 years old male, who presented with a swelling above left medial canthus, with no other eye or nasal complaints. Clinical and radiological findings on our initial evaluation suggested that the patient had left frontal mucocoele with bilateral maxillary haziness. Diagnosis was established on FNAC report and subsequent Ziehl - Neelsen staining of nasal swabs and tuberculin skin test. Later chest x-ray examination was suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis, which was the primary cause. Patient responded well to antituberculosis drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Safdarjung Hospital & V.M.Medical College, New Delhi, 110029 India  ; Pocket - A-1, MIG Flats - 94, Sector - 7, Rohini, Delhi, 110 085 India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanehi
authors.forename: Chandrashekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dravid
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Venkatachalam
keywords: Tuberculosis of maxillary sinus / frontal sinus; Tuberculosis of paranasal sinuses