ABSTRACT
A case of tuberculosis of the parotid gland, which involved the intraparotid lymph nodes of a 39-year-old Thai man is reported. The histologic characteristics of caseating granulomas with presence of acid and alcohol fast bacilli were criteria for diagnosis. This case is thought to be the first report of tuberculosis of the parotid gland in Thailand.
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Adult , Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use , Diagnosis, Differential , Granuloma/pathology , Humans , Male , Parotid Diseases/drug therapy , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/pathology , Tuberculosis, Oral/drug therapySubject(s)
Humans , Male , Microscopy, Electron , Middle Aged , Muscles/pathology , Myositis/pathologyABSTRACT
Four cases of fatal strongyloidiasis were reported from Thailand; two were malnourished young inmates from the same Government-Institution while two were adults receiving corticosteroid therapy for pemphigus vulgaris and systemic lupus erythematosus. The clinical and pathological findings of all cases were briefly described. Special emphasis is made in treatment of malnourished young children especially those living in the institution with possibility of such parasitic hyperinfection superimposed by other organisms. A single course of thiabendazole in strongyloidiasis is inadequate, especially in those immunosuppressive hosts.