Primary Naso-Sinusal Tuberculosis: Case Report

Tuberculosis remains a public health problem in morocco. Extrapulmonary localizations account for 20 to 30% of tuberculosis disease. We present a case of nasosinusal tuberculosis, an unusual and rare localization of the disease, in a 55 year old women. The main symptoms were dominated by nasal obstr...

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Published inScholars Journal of Medical Case Reports Vol. 11; no. 6; pp. 1238 - 1240
Main Authors Kirami, S., Azzahiri, I., Boutkioute, B., Idrissi, M. Ouali, Ganouni, N. Cherif Idrissi El
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.06.2023
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Summary:Tuberculosis remains a public health problem in morocco. Extrapulmonary localizations account for 20 to 30% of tuberculosis disease. We present a case of nasosinusal tuberculosis, an unusual and rare localization of the disease, in a 55 year old women. The main symptoms were dominated by nasal obstruction. CT-scan showed a filling of the maxillary sinus extending into the nasal cavity. Tuberculosis was confirmed histologically after an endoscopic middle meatotomy.
ISSN:2347-9507
2347-6559
DOI:10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i06.051