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Fronto‐temporal swelling: case report of an unusual presentation of primary, extra‐pulmonary tuberculous infection
Author(s) -
Ali Z.,
Keshani D.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2010.01074.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , presentation (obstetrics) , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , infectious disease (medical specialty) , primary tuberculosis , head and neck , mycobacterium tuberculosis , disease , primary care , pathology , surgery , family medicine
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by slow growing, acid fast, aerobic mycobacterium and has become the leading cause of death from a single infectious disease. Primary extra‐pulmonary TB lesions may arise as swellings in the head and neck, and can pose challenges of diagnosis and management to healthcare professionals. We present an unusual case of primary extra‐pulmonary TB manifesting as a fluctuant swelling of the fronto‐temporal region of the head and discuss value of special tests, such as fine needle aspiration cytology, microbiology and histopathology, with reference to previous case reports of TB in the head and neck.