Review Article
Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis: Epidemiology, Mechanism of Infection, Clinical Manifestations, and Management
Table 1
Summary of large series NPTB cases.
| Authors | Country | Year | Sex M : W | Age (mean) (years) | Associated with pulmonary TB ( PTB/ total) | Number of cases |
| Jian et al. [9] | China | 2012 | NA | NA | NA | 50 | Cai et al. [10] | China | 2013 | 15 : 21 | 17–68 (30.5) | 31% (11/36) | 36 | Srirompotong et al. [11] | Thailand | 2004 | 9 : 14 | 20–71 (38) | 44.4% (8/18) | 23 |
Wang and Zhu [12] | China | 2013 | NA | NA | NA | 19 | Tse et al. [13] | Hong Kong | 2003 | 4 : 13 | 20–74 (39) | 55.6% (5/9) | 17 | Chongkolwatana et al. [14] | Thailand | 1998 | 7 : 8 | 7–65 (31.7) | 36.4% (4/11) | 15 | Eng et al. [15] | Taiwan | 1996 | 2 : 12 | 17–61 (NA) | NA | 14 | Su et al. [16] | China | 2002 | NA | NA | 8.3% (1/12) | 12 | Waldron et al. [17] | Hong Kong | 1992 | 5 : 5 | 25–76 (40.5) | 10% (1/10) | 10 | Oudidi et al. [18] | Morocco | 2007 | 2 : 4 | NA (41) | NA | 6 |
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[reference number] = article in non-English language and only abstract available. NA = not available.
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