Abstract

NEYRA-LEON, Jesús; GERECZ-CORNEJO, Enike; CABREJOS-VALDERRAMA, Janish  and  ANTONIO-TRAVEZAN, Pedro. Pharyngeal tuberculosis. Concerning a case in Peru. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2020, vol.45, n.4, pp.56-58.  Epub June 12, 2021. ISSN 0120-2448.  https://doi.org/10.36104/amc.2020.1562.

Pharyngeal tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary form of this disease which makes up less than 1% of cases, most of which are secondary. In Peru, there are no case reports of this form of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis.

We present the case of a 42-year-old man who consulted due to a two-month history of sore throat and a pharyngeal lump, with no epidemiological or medical history. A biopsy of the lesion and Ziehl-Neelsen staining yielded results compatible with pharyngeal tuberculosis. A chest x-ray showed bilateral miliary lesions, confirming a secondary form of disseminated tuberculosis.

This highlights the importance of ruling out tuberculosis in all cases of chronic pharyngitis which are unresponsive to conventional treatment.

Keywords : pharyngeal tuberculosis; chronic pharyngitis; tuberculosis; pharynx.

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