Tonsillar tuberculosis, with primary pulmonary focus: A Case Report

Authors

  • Juan Antonio Lugo Machado Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Noroeste, Otolaringología Especialidades No2, Cd. Obregón, México https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-8546
  • Edwin Canche Martin Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional del Noroeste, Otolaringología Especialidades No2, Cd. Obregón, México https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8718-7653

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24265/horizmed.2015.v15n3.11

Keywords:

Tuberculosis, Tonsills, Odinofagia

Abstract

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.

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2015-09-17

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Lugo Machado JA, Canche Martin E. Tonsillar tuberculosis, with primary pulmonary focus: A Case Report. Horiz Med [Internet]. 2015Sep.17 [cited 2025Aug.29];15(3):61-3. Available from: https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/304

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Vol. 15 No. 3 (2015): July - September

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Case report

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