[Tonsillitis tuberculous simulating tonsil cancer: case report]. / Amygdalite tuberculeuse simulant un cancer de l'amygdale: à propos d'un cas.

Tuberculous of the oral cavity is rare, the attack tonsil remains exceptional. We report case a 25-year-old young male, who consults for an ulceration of the left unilateral tonsil, with a homolateral adenopathy jugulo-carotidien. The examination anatomopathologic of the tonsil biopsy revealed a tuberculous of the tonsil. The patient profited from an antituberculous treatment, the evolution was good.