A Case of Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Tuberculosis / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease. The authors have recently experienced a case of a 40-year-old woman who had been presented with throat discomfort for 3 months. Her medical history showed no pulmonary tuberculosis, but the physical examination revealed isolated granulomatous lesion on the nasopharynx and an isolated ulcerated granulomatous lesion on the posterior wall between nasopharynx and oropharynx (naso-oropharynx). Biopsies from the both sides showed tuberculoid granuloma with multinucleated giant cells, caseous necrosis, and chronic granulomatous infla-mmation. A trial of anti-tuberculous chemotherapy reduced the size and produced gradual healing of the lesion in seven months. We report this case with a review of literature.