Tonsillar tuberculosis, with primary pulmonary focus: A Case Report

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects various organs and tissues, with greater tropism for lung disease, gastrointestinal and central nervous system tissue and even bone. However isolated cases of affection to other structures have been reported, just like this patient who came with sym...

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Autores: Lugo Machado, Juan Antonio, Canche Martin, Edwin
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositorio:Horizonte médico
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/304
Acceso en línea:https://horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/304
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Tuberculosis
Tonsills
Odinofagia
Amígdalas
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Sumario:Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that affects various organs and tissues, with greater tropism for lung disease, gastrointestinal and central nervous system tissue and even bone. However isolated cases of affection to other structures have been reported, just like this patient who came with symptoms in the tonsils and subsequently, lung involvement became apparent. Theton sillar infection in this case was considered a secondary tuberculosis with primary focus in the lungs.