title: Direct molecular detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis suspected to be the specific infection in a case of recurrent tonsillitis.
abstract: We report a case of a 21-year-old man with recurrent tonsillitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. For a period of 5 months, the patient had tonsillitis seven times and was treated with several oral or parenteral antibiotics. On one of these occasions, tonsillitis was complicated with a peritonsillar abscess that was treated by incision. According to relevant bibliographic data, this is the first case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis confirmed by direct molecular microbiology methods from the tonsillar tissue of a young immunocompetent male reported in Europe. In a case of recurrent tonsillitis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection should be considered as a possible cause.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases, Split University Hospital and Split University Medical School, Šoltanska 1, 21 000, Split, Croatia.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lukšić
authors.forename: Zlatko
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kljajić
authors.forename: Zeljka
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Roje
authors.forename: Gea
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Forempoher
authors.forename: Duška
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grgić
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Janković-Katalinić
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goić-Barišić
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058889:Molecular Typing; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012008:Recurrence; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014393:Tuberculosis, Oral / Q000382:microbiology*; D055815:Young Adult