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[Florid tuberculosis of the paranasal sinuses]
M Andratschke1, A G Nerlich, H Hagedorn
1Abteilung für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum Dachau, 85221 Dachau. Michaela.Andratschke@amperkliniken.de
Abstract:
Infections due to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis of the head and neck region mainly affect the cervical lymph nodes. We report a rare case of paranasal sinus tuberculosis. The patient presented as an emergency with right-sided headache and epiphora. Clinical, radiological and laboratory results yielded a diagnosis of acute exacerbated chronic sinusitis with meningeal affection resulting from transmigration. Histological and molecular investigations confirmed mycobacterial infection of the paranasal sinuses.
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