A Case of Primary Tuberculosis of the Nasal Cavity

Kim, Dong Kyun; Ann, Gun Young; Chon, Kyong Myong; Oh, Il Joon

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1993.4.2.391

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1993; 4(2):391-395

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1993.4.2.391

종설

원발성 비결핵 1례

김동균¹, 안건영¹, 전경명², 오일준²

A Case of Primary Tuberculosis of the Nasal Cavity

Dong Kyun Kim¹, Gun Young Ann¹, Kyong Myong Chon², Il Joon Oh²

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¹부산성분도병원 이비인후과

²부산대학교병원 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Pusan St. Benedict Hospital

²Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis of the nose is a chronic infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculsis. It may occur in the nose, as a primary infection or secondary to disease elsewhere in the body. Primary infection to nose is rare but possible when they lost their self-cleansing mechanism & lysosomal activity.

We recently have experienced one case of primary tuberculosis of the nose, so report it with review of literatures.

Keywords: Primary Tuberculosis; Nasal Cavity