Tuberculosis nasal primaria: ¿una patología olvidada? / Primary nasal tuberculosis a forgothen disease?
Acta otorrinolaringol. esp
; 55(5): 240-243, mayo 2004. ilus
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in Es
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-32929
Responsible library:
ES1.1
Localization: ES1.1 - BNCS
RESUMEN
La tuberculosis nasal primaria es la afectación exclusiva nasal de la infección por el Micobacterium tuberculosis. La puerta de entrada es nasal ante el fracaso de las barreras defensivas nasales. Es muy infrecuente y variable clínicamente pudiendo confundirse con enfermedades granulomatosas nasales y con procesos neoplásicos, por lo que es importante la sospecha clínica y el diagnóstico diferencial. Su tratamiento es la misma quimioterapia antituberculosa que en la forma clásica pulmonar siendo excelente la respuesta al tratamiento (AU)
ABSTRACT
Nasal tuberculosis represents a rare manifestation of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinically, it appeared to resemble cancer presenting as a nasopharyngeal mass with concomitant enlarged lymph nodes. It is important to consider tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of all nasopharyngeal lesions and take biopsy samples for histological and bacteriological studies. Antituberculosis treatment is satisfactory with standard anti-tuberculous chemotherapy. Although this is a rare finding, it should be considered when a patient presents with nasal obstruction (AU)
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Collection:
National databases
/
Spain
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
/
Tuberculosis
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Tuberculosis
/
Nasal Obstruction
/
Nasopharyngeal Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Acta otorrinolaringol. esp
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Francesc de Borja de Gandía/España