Open AccessPrimary Paranasal Tuberculosis in a Diabetic Mimicking Odontogenic Infection: A Rare Case; A Unique Presentation
Author(s) -
Amit Gupta,
Monica Mehendirratta,
Chanchal Sareen,
Anju Aggarwal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/17195.7501
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , tuberculosis , odontogenic , sinus (botany) , odontogenic infection , incidence (geometry) , maxillary sinus , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , primary tuberculosis , periodontitis , dermatology , surgery , dentistry , pathology , immunology , botany , physics , optics , biology , genus
The incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) is high especially in developing countries but primary para-nasal TB is still a rarity. The latter often remains quiescent until it reaches an advanced stage and offers a diagnostic challenge. In the present case report maxillary sinus TB mimicked a destructive periodontitis induced space infection, thus causing a delay in treatment. The present case report describes clinical presentation, diagnosis, management and outcome of a 50-year-old diabetic/HIV seronegative patient with histopathologically confirmed case of maxillary sinus TB.