Primary Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis Combined with Tuberculous Otomastoiditis and Facial Nerve Palsy
| Author | Hee Young Choi | en |
| Author | Ji Hye Jang | en |
| Author | Kyung Mi Lee | en |
| Author | Woo Suk Choi | en |
| Author | Sang Hoon Kim | en |
| Author | Seung Geun Yeo | en |
| Author | Eui Jong Kim | en |
| Issued Date | 2016-01-01 | en |
| Abstract | Primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis (TB) without pulmonary involvement is rare, even in endemic areas. Herein, we present a rare complication of primary nasopharyngeal TB accompanied with tuberculous otomastoiditis (TOM) and ipsilateral facial nerve palsy, in a 24-year-old female patient, with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imagery findings. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/iranjradiol.30941 | en |
| Keyword | Facial Nerve | en |
| Keyword | Mastoiditis | en |
| Keyword | Nasopharyngeal Diseases | en |
| Keyword | Paralysis | en |
| Keyword | Tuberculosis | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Primary Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis Combined with Tuberculous Otomastoiditis and Facial Nerve Palsy | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |