Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report
Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all infectious diseases especially in Pakistan where TB is endemic while extra pulmonary TB often encountered. However, primary salivary gland specifically unilateral parotid gland involvement is exceedingly uncommon. We...
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| author | Madeeha Shahid Pirhay Fatma Nazia Qamar Muhammad Salman Zafar Aun Ali Aamir Hussain |
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| description | Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all infectious diseases especially in Pakistan where TB is endemic while extra pulmonary TB often encountered. However, primary salivary gland specifically unilateral parotid gland involvement is exceedingly uncommon. We present a case of 38-year old woman with six months duration of right parotid lump. The lump was firm and non-tender with bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy. No other constitutional symptoms of TB in our patient except weight loss. We presumed it a parotid neoplasm but after workup it reveals parotid TB which responds to first line anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT). So, careful exclusion of parotid neoplasm prevented unwanted surgery in our patient and patient recovered without any residual disease. We proposed that the differential diagnosis of a parotid gland swelling should include the infrequent possibility of parotid gland tuberculosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3de14513b5b84c0ebcc18d7ddf8362bd2025-08-20T02:45:03ZengBahria Univerisy Health Sciences, Campus KarachiJournal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College2220-75622617-94822024-04-01140216717010.51985/JBUMDC20243171435Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case ReportMadeeha ShahidPirhay FatmaNazia QamarMuhammad Salman ZafarAun AliAamir HussainPulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among all infectious diseases especially in Pakistan where TB is endemic while extra pulmonary TB often encountered. However, primary salivary gland specifically unilateral parotid gland involvement is exceedingly uncommon. We present a case of 38-year old woman with six months duration of right parotid lump. The lump was firm and non-tender with bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy. No other constitutional symptoms of TB in our patient except weight loss. We presumed it a parotid neoplasm but after workup it reveals parotid TB which responds to first line anti-tuberculous therapy (ATT). So, careful exclusion of parotid neoplasm prevented unwanted surgery in our patient and patient recovered without any residual disease. We proposed that the differential diagnosis of a parotid gland swelling should include the infrequent possibility of parotid gland tuberculosis.https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/1435anti-tuberculous therapy, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, fine needle aspiration cytology, parotid tuberculosis. |
| spellingShingle | Madeeha Shahid Pirhay Fatma Nazia Qamar Muhammad Salman Zafar Aun Ali Aamir Hussain Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College anti-tuberculous therapy, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, fine needle aspiration cytology, parotid tuberculosis. |
| title | Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report |
| title_full | Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report |
| title_short | Unusual Presentation of Extra Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Middle aged Female: A Unique Case Report |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in middle aged female a unique case report |
| topic | anti-tuberculous therapy, extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, fine needle aspiration cytology, parotid tuberculosis. |
| url | https://jbumdc.bahria.edu.pk/index.php/ojs/article/view/1435 |
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