Venu Gopal Reddy P, Naveen Kumar B
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck and Surgery, Yashodha Hospital, Hyderabad, India.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Jun;73(2):257-259. doi: 10.1007/s12070-020-01833-w. Epub 2020 Mar 10.
Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of ill health and death worldwide. Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity and oropharynx is usually uncommon. Among tuberculosis of oral cavity and oropharynx, primary tuberculosis of tonsil in the absence of active pulmonary tuberculosis is a very rare clinical entity which presents difficulties in diagnosis because of similarity of presentation of carcinoma tonsil. Diagnosis mainly relies on the treating surgeon having a high index of suspicion. Although rare, tuberculosis should be kept in mind and considered in the differential diagnosis of any patient presenting with ulcer over tonsil.
结核病是全球健康不良和死亡的主要原因之一。口腔和口咽的原发性结核病通常并不常见。在口腔和口咽结核中，无活动性肺结核的扁桃体原发性结核是一种非常罕见的临床病症，由于其表现与扁桃体癌相似，因此诊断存在困难。诊断主要依赖于主治外科医生保持高度怀疑指数。尽管罕见，但对于任何出现扁桃体溃疡的患者，在鉴别诊断时都应牢记并考虑结核病。
