An unusual reason of parotid gland enlargement; parotid gland tuberculosis

Although pulmonary tuberculosis is common in Turkey, parotid gland tuberculosis is rarely seen. A 39 years old female presented with left side swelling on her face. The diagnosis was made excisional biopsy. Histologic examination of the operative specimen revealed necrotising granuloma concordant wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tüberküloz ve toraks 2006, Vol.54 (2), p.182-184
Hauptverfasser:	Erdoğan, Beril, Uzaslan, Esra, Demirdöğen, Ezgi, Balaban Adim, Saduman, Salan, Arzu, Cakir, Umit
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacterial infections and mycoses Bakteriyel enfeksiyonlar ve mikozlar Diagnosis, Differential Female Humans Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Parotid Diseases - diagnosis Parotid Diseases - diagnostic imaging Parotid Diseases - pathology Parotid Gland Parotis bezi Respiratory tract diseases Solunum yolu hastalıkları Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tuberculosis Tuberculosis - diagnosis Tuberculosis - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis - pathology Tüberküloz
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Zusammenfassung:	Although pulmonary tuberculosis is common in Turkey, parotid gland tuberculosis is rarely seen. A 39 years old female presented with left side swelling on her face. The diagnosis was made excisional biopsy. Histologic examination of the operative specimen revealed necrotising granuloma concordant with tuberculosis.
ISSN:	0494-1373