ABSTRACT
The present study included 135 patients who presented to the ENT department of SHMS Hospital. Srinagar with tuberculosis of ear, nose and throat region. In addition 69 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who were registered and treated at chest disease hospital were also detected having tuberculosis of the ear nose and throat. The majority of the cases in the study consisted of cervical lymphadenopathy. (79.7%), tuberculous laryngitis (8.3%), tuberculosis of cervical spine with associated retro pharyngeal abscess (6.8%), tuberculosis of nose and middle ear (2.9.% and 1.96% respectively). Majority of these patients (44.1 %) belonged to the lower socioeconomic status. Mantoux test was positive in 96% of cases. Chest x-rays showed evidence of active or healed pulmonary tuberculosis in 28.9% cases. The overall diagnostic index of tubercular bacilli on microscopic examination and culture was 30%. Majority of the patients suffering from tuberculous cervicallymphadenits were diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology. Both subjective as well as objective improvement was noted with the anti-tubercular therapy