Primary tonsillar tuberculosis: a forgotten clinical identity

  • Seyyed Jafar Motahari
  • Parvaneh Afshar
  • Maryam Ghasemi
  • Lale Vahedi Larijani
  • Somayeh Sheidaei
Keywords: Tonsil; Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Lymphadenopathy

Abstract

Primary tonsillar tuberculosis is an uncommon entity and a diagnostic challenge. Misdiagnosis can be prevented with early

professional para-clinical finding. The true diagnosis is often delayed and infection management depends on recognizing

disease patterns and early laboratory documentation.

This rare clinical caseation granuloma with positive clinical symptoms, negative results of radiology/laboratory and alone

based on histopathological finding without any Mycobacterium particle indicates the role of an accurate laboratory/pathology

finding for urgent medical intervention treatment and lifesaving of patients, particularly in immunocompromised group.

Published
2020-01-14
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