Tuberculous parotitis: a case report
- 1 October 1996
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 110 (10) , 976-977
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100135492
Abstract
Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is rare. It cannot be distinguished from a parotid tumour by clinical examination alone, so surgical exploration has usually been required for diagnosis. We present a case with the same diagnostic dilemma.Keywords
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