Open AccessParotid tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Rajiv Garg,
Sanjeev Verma,
Sumit Mehra,
A N Srivastawa
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.71969
Subject(s) - medicine , pyrazinamide , ethambutol , rifampicin , isoniazid , tuberculosis , parotid gland , regimen , fine needle aspiration cytology , surgery , cytology , pathology
Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is a rare condition. We describe a case of tuberculosis of right parotid gland in a 17-year-old male patient. Diagnosis was made by early suspicion and confirmed by demonstration of epitheloid granulomas on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Patient was successfully treated with daily regimen of four drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol) for first two months followed by two drugs (rifampicin and isoniazid) for last four months.