Tuberculosis in otolaryngological practice

Abstract

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Tuberculosis has become a common occurrence in Otorhinolaryngology with increasing number of extra pulmonary cases. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">This is a study of 27 patients who visited ENT OPD of Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Pune, with variety of manifestations of tuberculosis in the ENT region. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Majority of those suffered from tuberculous cervical lymphadenopathy, other manifestations included laryngeal tuberculosis, tuberculous otitis media, lupus vulgaris and tuberculous infection of a pre auricular sinus. FNAC and histopathologic examination proved to be reliable tools of diagnosis. Five of these patients suffered from concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis. All these responded well to category 1 anti-tubercular therapy well. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">Tuberculosis in Otorhinolaryngology shows a variety of manifestations so it should be kept in mind whenever dealing with unusual presentations.</span></p>

Lymph Node Tuberculosis in Otolaryngological Practice: A Study of 68 Cases at the Sourô Sanou University Hospital of Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

“…Lymph node tuberculosis (LNTB) affects, most frequently, the peripheral and cervical lymph node body sites [1]. Although tuberculosis (TB) has become a common occurrence in otorhinolaryngology with increasing number of extra pulmonary cases [2], LNTB is the most common extrapulmonary clinical manifestation of TB [1, 3]. Early studies in humans found that lymph nodes, besides being sites of initial adaptive immune system, are the important niches for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growth and persistence [4, 5].…”