Tuberculosis in Otorhinolaryngology: Clinical Presentation and Diagnostic Challenges

Table 1

Summary of the specimens received in the Mycobacteriology Section over 3 years with a suspicion of otorhinolaryngeal tuberculosis.

	Nasopharynx	Larynx/vocal cord	Middle ear/mastoid antrum
Tuberculosis culture & histopathology proven	1	1	3
Tuberculosis histopathology suggestive only	2	4	1
Nonspecific inflammation on histology	18	13	45
Fungal infection	9	3	1
Carcinoma	6	12	1
Total	36	33	51