Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis: Epidemiology, Mechanism of Infection, Clinical Manifestations, and Management

Table 3

Nasopharyngeal findings from large 4 series.

Nasopharyngeal findings	Srirompotong et al. [11]; ()	Tse et al. [13]; ()	Chongkolwatana et al. [14]; ()	Waldron et al. [17]; ()
Normal	7 (30%)	1 (6%)	2 (13.3%)	2 (20%)
Irregular mucosa	5 (22%)	6 (35%)	7 (46.6%)	NA
Ulcerative	2 (9%)	1 (6%)	1 (6.7%)	NA
Mass	9 (39%)	6 (35%)	3 (20%)	4 (40%)
Bulging or swelling	NA	1 (6%)	1 (6.7%)	NA
White patch on mucosa	NA	1 (6%)	NA	NA
Lymphoid enlargement	NA	NA	1 (6.7%)	4 (40%)
No data	NA	1 (6%)	NA	NA

NA = not available.