title: [Pharyngeal tuberculosis: Case report].
abstract: Pharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare extrapulmonary manifestation. In Argentina, the number of cases of tuberculosis reported in children under 19 years in 2012 was 1752. Only 12.15% had extrapulmonary manifestation. A case of a 17 year old girl with pharyngeal tuberculosis is reported. The patient presented intermittent fever and swallowing pain for 6 months, without response to conventional antibiotic treatment. Chest X-ray showedbilateral micronodular infiltrate, so hospitalization was decided to study and treat. The sputum examination for acid-fast resistant bacilli was positive and treatment with four antituberculous drugs was started, with good evolution and disappearance of symptoms. Diagnostic confirmation with the isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum culture was obtained. The main symptoms of pharyngeal tuberculosis are sore throat and difficulty in swallowing of long evolution. It is important to consider tuberculosis as differential diagnosis in patients with chronic pharyngitis unresponsive to conventional treatment.
authors.affiliation: Residencia de Otorrinolaringología Pediátrica, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde.
authors.forename: Roxana Gabriela
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Spini
authors.affiliation: Residencia de Otorrinolaringología Pediátrica, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde.
authors.forename: Lucas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bordino
authors.affiliation: División de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Residencia de Otorrinolaringología Pediátrica, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: División de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde.
authors.forename: Zaida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ramírez
authors.affiliation: División Neumotisiología, Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires.
authors.forename: Norma E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: González
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis