Anim J T, Dawlatly E E
College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
West Afr J Med. 1991 Apr-Jun;10(2):194-7.
With the advent of effective antituberculous therapy and pasteurisation of cow's milk, there has been considerable reduction in the worldwide prevalence of tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis of the tonsil is now an uncommon finding, tonsillar granulomata are occasionally seen by histopathologists and rarely, some contain tuberculous organisms. One such case has prompted us to examine the tonsils of seventeen cases of open pulmonary tuberculosis complaining of sore throat, dysphagia or other pharyngeal symptoms. No granulomata were demonstrated in fourteen who yielded representative tonsillar tissue, underlining the rarity of association between secondary pulmonary tuberculosis and tonsillar involvement.
随着有效的抗结核治疗的出现以及牛奶的巴氏杀菌，全球结核病的患病率已大幅下降。尽管扁桃体结核现在并不常见，但组织病理学家偶尔会见到扁桃体肉芽肿，极少数情况下，其中一些含有结核杆菌。这样一个病例促使我们检查了17例开放性肺结核患者的扁桃体，这些患者主诉有咽痛、吞咽困难或其他咽部症状。在14例获得有代表性扁桃体组织的患者中未发现肉芽肿，这突出了继发性肺结核与扁桃体受累之间关联的罕见性。
