Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis mimicking Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Case Series

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Oct;74(Suppl 2):1612-1614. doi: 10.1007/s12070-021-02770-y. Epub 2021 Jul 27.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious granulomatous disease which is endemic in South East Asia. Most common presentation is pulmonary tuberculosis which is spread by droplets inhalation of mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity which poses a diagnostic difficulty as its presentation is greatly similar to that of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Herein, we describe two cases of nasopharyngeal tuberculosis which mimics nasopharyngeal malignancy leading to diagnostic difficulties.

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis; Tuberculosis.