RARE SITE OF PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS - PHARYNX
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Primary tuberculosis of the pharynx is rare, and it accounts for 0.05-5 percentage of total tuberculosis cases. Pharyngeal tuberculosis is usually secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis due to coughing up of infected sputum settling in the oro- pharynx. Here we present a case of primary pharyngeal tuberculosis in a 29 year old male, without pulmonary involvement . Histo- pathological and molecular diagnosis was obtained and the patient was started on short course anti tuberculosis therapy. Thus in high prevalent areas, young patients presenting with ulcer- proliferative growth on the pharynx, a high degree of suspicion for tuberculosis should be considered
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