title: Tubercular sialadenitis of parotid gland - An extremely rare case series.
abstract: Tuberculosis is a potentially fatal infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis. It most commonly involves the lungs (Pulmonary Tuberculosis), although it can involve any organ system in the body. However even in a country like India which has high burden of this disease, the tubercular invasion of parotid gland is extremely rare. Here we describe two such cases. Both patients were immune competent and presented with fever and swelling in the parotid region. They were diagnosed as tuberculosis of parotid gland by ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration and confirmed bacteriologically.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor & Head, Department of Respiratory Medicine, BPSGMC(W), Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India. Electronic address: ashidocbps@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, BPSGMC(W), Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
authors.lastname: Chandermani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, BPSGMC(W), Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gathwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, BPSGMC(W), Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Amrita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duhan
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Extra pulmonary; Parotid gland; Tuberculosis