Clinical Study
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 |
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