Open AccessBilateral parotid tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Jagdeep S Thakur,
Aneesh Thakur,
NK Mohindroo,
Shobha Mohindroo,
Shimpa Sharma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.83543
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , parotitis , parotid gland , primary tuberculosis , disease , dermatology , surgery , pathology
Tuberculosis of parotid is a rare clinical entity, and cases of bilateral tubercular parotitis are even rarer. We present a case of bilateral primary parotid tuberculosis in a 49-year-old female. The patient received anti-tuberculosis treatment for six months, resulting in complete resolution of the disease. We also review the theories related to the pathogenesis of tubercular parotitis, and propose a novel hypothesis about greater involvement of parotid gland as compared to other salivary glands in primary tuberculosis.