Primary Nasal Tuberculosis
Introduction: Tuberculosis, considered a major global and public health challenge, not only manifests in the lungs but also affects other sites. Tuberculosis primarily occurring in the nose, poses a diagnostic challenge, as the clinical presentations of other important pathologies such as infect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Association of Otolaryngologists of India, West Bengal
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Bengal Journal of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery |
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| Online Access: | https://bjohns.in/journal23/index.php/bjohns/article/view/6 |
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| Summary: | Introduction:
Tuberculosis, considered a major global and public health challenge, not only manifests in the lungs but also affects other sites. Tuberculosis primarily occurring in the nose, poses a diagnostic challenge, as the clinical presentations of other important pathologies such as infective and inflammatory diseases, granulomatous disorders and neoplastic conditions are similar, have an indolent course and are non-specific. Moreover, due to its rarity, it is often missed and not considered in differential diagnosis. It is hence felt that a series of three cases of Primary Nasal Tuberculosis, conclusively diagnosed within a year, merits reporting
Case reports:
A series of 03 cases, presented with complaints of nasal obstruction, crusting in nasal cavity, intermittent epistaxis, conclusively diagnosed as a case of primary nasal tuberculosis
Conclusion:
Primary nasal tuberculosis is rare. One should have a high index of suspicion in patients living in endemic areas not responding to routine treatment and presenting with nasal mass and crusting
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| ISSN: | 2395-2393 2395-2407 |