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CASE REPORT

Primary Nasal Tuberculosis

Manoj K Pandey, Poornima Mishra

Keywords : Antitubercular therapy, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, histopathology

Citation Information : Pandey MK, Mishra P. Primary Nasal Tuberculosis. Indian J Respir Care 2020; 9 (2):230-232.

DOI: 10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_44_19

License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Published Online: 08-12-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2020; Indian Journal of Respiratory Care.


Abstract

Tuberculosis can involve any part of body. Tubercular bacteria rarely involve nose as a primary site for infection. This site of involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is rarer even in endemic country like India. Here we are presenting a case of primary nasal TB.


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