Tuberculous parotitis: a series of five cases diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology

Tuberculous parotitis: a series of five cases diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology

Parotid gland tuberculosis is still a rare entity and has mostly been diagnosed after parotidectomy. We present five cases which were diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and managed medically avoiding surgical intervention.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of laryngology and otology 2001-03, Vol.115 (3), p.235-237
Hauptverfasser: Handa, Uma, Kumar, Sanjay, Punia, Rajpal Singh, Mohan, Harsh, Abrol, Raman, Saini, Varinder
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
(RF) Otorhinolaryngology
Adolescent
Adult
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Biopsy, Needle
Cytology
Female
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mycobacterium
Parotid Gland
Parotitis - drug therapy
Parotitis - pathology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Treatment Outcome
Tropical medicine
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Oral - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Oral - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Parotid gland tuberculosis is still a rare entity and has mostly been diagnosed after parotidectomy. We present five cases which were diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and managed medically avoiding surgical intervention.
ISSN:0022-2151
1748-5460
DOI:10.1258/0022215011907073