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

[reference number] = article in non-English language and only abstract available.
NA = not available.