Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
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박경윤1, 임귀채1, 이건일1, 김진용1, 이시영1
Kyoung Yoon Park1, Kui Chae Yim1, Kun II Lee1, Jin Yong Kim1, See Young Lee1
1전주 예수병원 이비인후과
1Department of Otolaryngology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Chonju, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Primary tuberculosis of the nose is a very rare entity. We recently experienced a case of primary tuberculosis of the nose with no positive sign of pulmonary tuberculosis.

The patient was 29 year-old-woman with complaints of left nasal obstruction, crust formation, dryness of nasal cavity for 1 year. Physical finding revealed crust-covered tumor mass on the anterior portion of the left middle turbinate, which was confirmed histopathologically as the tuberculosis of the nose. But tubercle bacilli could not be approved by smear and culture with nasal discharge and sputum.

It was completely healed with surgical and anti-tuberculous therapy after 9 months.

So reported it with review of literatures.

Keywords: Primary tuberculosis; Nose