A Pulmonary Tuberculosis Case Presented with Tonsillar Involvement

• Published in: Turkish Thoracic Journal Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 122 - 124
• Main Authors: Kılıç, Esra Kaya, Kılıç, Caner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Turkey Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI 01-07-2016; Turkish Thoracic Society
• Subjects: Case Report; pulmonary tuberculosis; tonsillitis; Tuberculosis
• ISSN: 2148-7197; 1302-7808; 1308-5387; 2979-9139; 2149-2530
• DOI: 10.5578/ttj.30509

Tonsillar tuberculosis is a rare form of extra pulmonary tuberculosis. We reported a case with tonsillar tuberculosis secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis in this paper. A 26 year old, unimmunocompromised man admitted to head and neck surgery clinic with complaints of fever, throat ache and difficulty swallowing. The patient was consulted by infectious diseases clinic because of examination findings and his history. Asid fast basili was determined in tonsillar lesion smear, sputum and the patient was diagnosed as tonsillar and pulmonary tuberculosis. Antituberculous agents were started. Complaints of the patient were decreased and any adverse effect was developed. Treatment was completed in 9 months. In patients with long-term difficulty swallowing and fever, countries in which tuberculosis is prevalent, tonsillar tuberculosis should be considered, even if the patients were unimmunocompromised.