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Jun 26, 2019Keywords:
Tuberculosis,;nasopharynx; treatment,;nasopharyngeal neoplasm, nasopharyngeal disease;lymph node; headache; hearing loss; nasal obstruction
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Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis: report of four cases and review of the literature
Abstract
Even if tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, nasopharyngeal location is unusual and extremely rare. We r eport four new cases
observed with short time interval suggesting a trend towards increased frequency. The diagnosis was confirmed by histological anal ysis after a
biopsy. The evolution was favorable after anti tuberculosis chemotherapy. In the light of those observations and a review of the literature, we will
discuss different characteristics of this disease and we will highlight the need of a systematic biopsy in order to confirm diagnosis and exclude
undifferentiated carcinoma especially in endemic regions for both diseases.
