QJM Advance Access originally published online on November 24, 2007
QJM 2007 100(12):800-801; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hcm090
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Tonsillar and lymph node tuberculosis revealing asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis
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Sir,
Tonsillar tuberculosis is a rare presentation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Although tuberculosis of the tonsils is nowadays an uncommon finding, tonsillar granulomas are occasionally seen by histopathologists, and can sometimes contain tuberculous organisms. Occasionally, tonsillar tuberculosis may precede the diagnosis of pulmonary
Department of Internal Medicine
Rouen University Hospital
Rouen
France
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