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Tuberculosis of the parotid gland
A K Janmeja1, S K Das, S Kochhar
1Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh. ashokjanmejay@yahoo.co.in
The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases & Allied Sciences
|April 10, 2003
Abstract:
Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is a rare entity. Only about a hundred cases have been reported till date, mostly from parotidectomy specimens. The present case was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration and treated successfully by short-course antitubercular chemotherapy. An early diagnosis can avoid parotidectomy, which can be a hazardous procedure in a medically treatable condition.