Otorhinolaryngology Tuberculosis: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Difficulties
Received Date: Sep 28, 2022 / Published Date: Oct 31, 2022
Abstract
All body tissues are affected by tuberculosis, albeit some are more frequently than others. The most prevalent kind of tuberculosis, accounting for around 80% of cases, is pulmonary tuberculosis. Even though it is one of the less common types of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, the otorhinolaryngeal area nevertheless presents a substantial clinical and diagnostic difficulty. Only five out of 121 patients with suspected otorhinolaryngology tuberculosis over a three-year period had Mycobacterium tuberculosis illness, with cervical adenitis excluded. 7 more people had tuberculosis that was histologically verified. Only one patient had concurrent pulmonary tuberculosis that was detected in the sputum. We examine the many clinical and laboratory features of otorhinolaryngology tuberculosis that could aid in the diagnosis of this uncommon but significant kind of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
Citation: Cavada M (2022) Otorhinolaryngology Tuberculosis: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Difficulties. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 12: 488. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000488
Copyright: © 2022 Cavada M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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