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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
An unusual cause of recurrent tonsillitis
  1. Shalini Jadia1,
  2. Avadh Narayan Chauhan1,
  3. Rakesh Singh Hazari2,
  4. Ashish K Maurya1,
  5. Rakesh Biswas3
  1. 1Peoples Medical College & Research Center, Otolaryngology, Bhanpur Road, Bhopal (MP), Bhopal, 462037, India
  2. 2Peoples Medical College & Research Center, Pathology, Bhanpur Road, Bhopal (MP), Bhopal, 462037, India
  3. 3People’s College of Medical Sciences, Medicine, People’s College of Medical Sciences, Bhanpur Bypass Road, Bhopal, 462010, India
  1. Correspondence to Rakesh Biswas, rakesh7biswas{at}gmail.com

Summary

Primary tuberculosis of the oral cavity and oropharynx is quite uncommon, and primary isolated tuberculosis of the tonsils is extremely rare. We report a case of primary tonsillar tuberculosis, in an otherwise healthy man, mimicking chronic non-specific tonsillitis.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.12.2009.2561

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    • Competing interests: None.

    • Patient consent: Patient/guardian consent was obtained for publication.