Tuberculose du cavum

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is increasingly frequent and poses a diagnostic and therapeutic problem. Through a retrospective study spread out over 4 years, we brought back six cases of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis, including two men and four women of an average age of 41 years. The diagnosis was made, for all of our patients, after histologic study when we found typical tuberculosis lesions on biopsy specimens. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was established; all patients had an antituberculosis medical treatment in a department of infectious diseases. In all cases, the long-term evolution was favourable, with an average passing of 11 months.

Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis: Epidemiology, Mechanism of Infection, Clinical Manifestations, and Management

“…Literature was searched from the PubMed database by utilizing the key word “nasopharyngeal tuberculosis.” Between August, 1947, and April, 2015, case reports of NPTB were noted in over 60 cases from both English and non-English articles. Large series studies were frequently reported from Asia ( Table 1 ) [ 9 – 18 ]. There was a slight predominance of woman in all large series studies [ 10 , 11 , 13 – 15 , 18 ].…”

“…Large series studies were frequently reported from Asia ( Table 1 ) [ 9 – 18 ]. There was a slight predominance of woman in all large series studies [ 10 , 11 , 13 – 15 , 18 ]. NPTB commonly occurred in adults with varied average ages in each report.…”