Primary Tuberculosis of Tonsils: A Case Report

This study was presented as a poster presentation at the 13th Turkish Rhinology Congress (4-7 May 2017, Antalya). Address for Correspondence: Orkun Eroğlu E-mail: erogluorkun23@gmail.com Received: 27.07.2017 Accepted: 27.12.2018 DOI: 10.5152/ejra.2019.57000 ©Copyright 2018 by Turkish Rhinologic Society Available online at www.eurjrhinol.org Abstract Tuberculosis is a contagious disease mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, often seen in underdeveloped or developing countries, and typically involves the lungs. Isolated tonsillar tuberculosis is a very rare clinical entity in the absence of active pulmonary tuberculosis. Tonsillar tuberculosis is an extremely rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis that frequently imitates tonsillar malignancy, particularly in elderly individuals. Clinically, it is very difficult to differentiate it from tonsillar malignancy; therefore, histopathological examination of the tissue is necesssary for the diagnosis of tonsillar tuberculosis, and antitubercular therapy is adequate for successful resolution. In the present study, we report a primary form of tonsillar tuberculosis in a 51-year-old female without pulmonary tuberculosis.