Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
1997 Jun;40(6):932-936.
A Case of Primary Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Inje University, Pusan, Korea.
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- Tuberculosis of the upper respiratory tract is an uncommon disease, and the nasopharynx is particulary a rare site. Tuberculosis of the nasopharynx is mainly secondary infection from pulmonary tuberculosis via contagious, hematogenous or lymphogenous routes. The nasopharynx may be a portal entry for tubercle bacilli in patients who develope cervical lymphadenitis. Involvement of the nasopharynx by tuberculosis may be underdiagnosed because it does not produce obvious symptoms or phyiscal signs. Recently authors experinced a case of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, here we present this case with a review of literature.
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