Varied Presentation of Oropharyngeal Tuberculosis: Review of Cases

Shaila Sidam; Anjan K Sahoo; Vikas Gupta; Ujjawal Khurana

doi:10.7759/cureus.43636

Varied Presentation of Oropharyngeal Tuberculosis: Review of Cases

Cureus. 2023 Aug 17;15(8):e43636. doi: 10.7759/cureus.43636. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Shaila Sidam¹, Anjan K Sahoo¹, Vikas Gupta², Ujjawal Khurana³

Affiliations

¹ Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IND.
² Otorhinolaryngology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IND.
³ Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, IND.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic granulomatous infectious disease with 25% morbidity due to extrapulmonary form. Hence, knowledge about varied presentations of extrapulmonary oropharyngeal type may help in early diagnosis and management in acute as well as chronic settings. This article describes immunocompetent patients' presentation with varied oropharyngeal manifestations and later diagnosed with tuberculous tonsillitis and tuberculous abscesses with Pott's spine. The varied manifestation of oropharyngeal TB, which is supposed to be a chronic condition, may help in early diagnosis in acute and chronic settings.

Keywords: abscess; oropharyngeal; pott’s spine; tonsillitis; tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports