The infection of tuberculous infection of the upper respiratory tract is an uncommon clinical condition (1.8%) and in that involvement of nasopharynx (0.1%) is noteworthy. This condition is seen in people living in low socio-economic endemic areas of the developing countries. Although nasopharyngeal tuberculosis has been witnessed in less than 1% of TB cases, but recent multiple cases signal increased awareness of this disease. Tuberculosis (TB) has remained one of the world’s deadliest communicable diseases affecting lungs and other sites.
Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity. The involvement of tuberculous of the nasopharynx may be primary, without an involvement of any other system. Clinical presentation This condition can develop in a healthy patient without underlying disease and no history of tuberculosis contact nor an immune-compromised host. Nodal features are usually…
