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Tuberculous parotitis: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. A. Bhat*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK.
J. M. Stansbie
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr N. A. Bhat, 14 Malcolmson Close, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3LS.

Abstract

Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is rare. It cannot be distinguished from a parotid tumour by clinical examination alone, so surgical exploration has usually been required for diagnosis. We present a case with the same diagnostic dilemma.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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