Parotid gland tuberculosis

Parotid gland tuberculosis

This report describes parotid gland tuberculosis in a 38-year-old female patient that presented with a firm, painless, progressively increasing swelling over the right preauricular region. Diagnostic workup including contrast enhanced computerized tomography neck and subsequent fine needle aspiratio...

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Main Authors: Ramakant Dixit, Archana Gokhroo, Satyadeep Verma, Mukesh Panjabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Cytology
parotid swelling
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=318;epage=320;aulast=Dixit
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spelling doaj-47651bea555b4757970278bd1f44ca392020-11-24T23:06:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsInternational Journal of Mycobacteriology2212-55312212-554X2017-01-016331832010.4103/ijmy.ijmy_86_17Parotid gland tuberculosisRamakant DixitArchana GokhrooSatyadeep VermaMukesh PanjabiThis report describes parotid gland tuberculosis in a 38-year-old female patient that presented with a firm, painless, progressively increasing swelling over the right preauricular region. Diagnostic workup including contrast enhanced computerized tomography neck and subsequent fine needle aspiration cytology of the swelling made the final diagnosis. The patient responded favorably with anti-tubercular therapy.http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=318;epage=320;aulast=DixitCytologyparotid swellingtuberculosis
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author Ramakant Dixit
Archana Gokhroo
Satyadeep Verma
Mukesh Panjabi
spellingShingle Ramakant Dixit
Archana Gokhroo
Satyadeep Verma
Mukesh Panjabi
Parotid gland tuberculosis
International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Cytology
parotid swelling
tuberculosis
author_facet Ramakant Dixit
Archana Gokhroo
Satyadeep Verma
Mukesh Panjabi
author_sort Ramakant Dixit
title Parotid gland tuberculosis
title_short Parotid gland tuberculosis
title_full Parotid gland tuberculosis
title_fullStr Parotid gland tuberculosis
title_full_unstemmed Parotid gland tuberculosis
title_sort parotid gland tuberculosis
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series International Journal of Mycobacteriology
issn 2212-5531
2212-554X
publishDate 2017-01-01
description This report describes parotid gland tuberculosis in a 38-year-old female patient that presented with a firm, painless, progressively increasing swelling over the right preauricular region. Diagnostic workup including contrast enhanced computerized tomography neck and subsequent fine needle aspiration cytology of the swelling made the final diagnosis. The patient responded favorably with anti-tubercular therapy.
topic Cytology
parotid swelling
tuberculosis
url http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=3;spage=318;epage=320;aulast=Dixit
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