Huge Atypical Sub Mental Swelling: A Rare Presentation of Tuberculosis of Neck
As we know tuberculosis is common disease in developing country since historical days. But now a days cases of HIV increases in all over country since last 2 decades. Incidence of tuberculosis also increased despite of treatment coverage for tuberculosis through nationwide antibuberculosis program i...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2021-12, Vol.73 (4), p.519-522 |
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Zusammenfassung: | As we know tuberculosis is common disease in developing country since historical days. But now a days cases of HIV increases in all over country since last 2 decades. Incidence of tuberculosis also increased despite of treatment coverage for tuberculosis through nationwide antibuberculosis program in our developing country. We reported one case of huge sub mental swelling in 55 years old male patient having symptoms of swelling since 2 years and difficulty in breathing since 1 month. This on FNAC gives nonspecific lymphadenitis later confirmed on excisional biopsy comes out to be tuberculosis. |
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ISSN: | 2231-3796 0973-7707 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12070-020-02075-6 |