Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
종설
구개편도에 발생한 결핵 1례
박시영1, 이종환1, 구수권1, 이상화1
Si Young Park1, Jong Hwan Lee1, Soo Kweon Koo1, Sang Hwa Lee1
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis of tonsil was relatively uncommon disease in the past, but it has become rare disease with the advent of effective antituberculous chemotherapy. We have recently seen a case of tuberculosis of the palatine tonsil which was thought to had developed secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. We present the one case of the tuberculosis of the palatine tonsil with literature reviews.
Keywords: Tuberculosis; Tonsil