Open AccessPrimary Nasal Tuberculosis: Resurgence or Coincidence − A Report of Four Cases with Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Sabina Khan,
Mukta Pujani,
Sujata Jetley
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of laboratory physicians
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0974-7826
pISSN - 0974-2727
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2727.187921
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , nose , tuberculosis , differential diagnosis , presentation (obstetrics) , incidence (geometry) , medical record , dermatology , surgery , pathology , physics , optics
Primary nasal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of TB even in areas with high TB incidence. It is timely diagnosis and proper management are often delayed due to its rarity and nonspecific clinical presentation.