ENT -Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India.
ENT -Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India
BMJ Case Rep. 2024 Aug 31;17(8):e261888. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2024-261888.
Extrapulmonary manifestation of tuberculosis (TB) in the adolescent population in the head and neck region may be atypical in the site of involvement, symptomatology and clinical presentation. We report a case of the management of oral and laryngeal TB in an early adolescent female who presented with ulceration over the palate and tonsillar region with uvula destruction and laryngeal symptoms and aim to highlight the atypical extrapulmonary manifestations of TB in the head and neck region in adolescent age group.
青少年头颈部肺外结核（TB）的表现可能在受累部位、症状和临床表现方面不典型。我们报告了一例早期青春期女性口腔和喉部 TB 的治疗病例，其表现为上颚和扁桃体区域的溃疡、悬雍垂破坏和喉部症状，旨在强调青少年头颈部 TB 的非典型肺外表现。
