Case ReportInternational Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Publication: A rare presentation of extra pulmonary tuberculosis in neck (isolated level-VI cervical lymph node tuberculosis)
Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022;8(9):761-764.DOI10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20222171
Abstract
One of the most common varieties of extra pulmonary tuberculosis is tuberculosis lymphadenitis. This was the case report of a 40-year-old female who presented with complaint of neck swelling and voice change and was later diagnosed with an isolated extra-pulmonary level-VI cervical lymph node tuberculosis. The diagnosis was made by histopathology and PCR and patient was then started with anti-tuberculosis therapy.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
