PAROTID TUBERCULOSIS- A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 83
Abstract
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 24-year-old male presented with history of swelling over right parotid area and angle of mandible, which on examination revealed a lump in the right parotid area. Ultrasonography of the lump showed a hypoechoic area in the superficial lobe of right parotid gland. Image guided fine needle aspiration from the right parotid lump yielded purulent material, and the smears on Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) was positive. Patient was conservatively treated on anti-tubercular treatment on lines of parotid tuberculosis. Patient responded well and on subsequent followup swelling subsided
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Puneet Kumar Agarwal, Mayank Badkur, Chirag Shanti Dausage
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