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Min HJ, Kim CH. Nasal or Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis Should be Considered in the Initial Diagnosis of Sino-Nasal Inflammatory Diseases. Yonsei Med J 2017; 58:471-472. [PMID: 28120583 PMCID: PMC5290032 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.2.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2015] [Revised: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 12/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Hyun Jin Min
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- The Airway Mucus Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Lerra S, Nazir T, Mir Qadri S, Kirmani M. Primary nasal tuberculosis-a rare clinical entity. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2012; 90:E12-4. [PMID: 21792783 DOI: 10.1177/014556131109000712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Primary tuberculosis of the nose is very rare. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman who presented with bilateral nasal obstruction and epistaxis of 3 months' duration but who was otherwise healthy. She was diagnosed with primary nasal septal tuberculosis and was treated with antituberculosis DOTS (directly observed treatment, short course) therapy for 6 months with complete recovery. Given the resurgence of tuberculosis in recent times, it is important that clinicians remain aware of this rare and treatable clinical entity.
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- Sandeep Lerra
- Department of ENT, SKIMS Medical College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Kim YM, Kim AY, Park YH, Kim DH, Rha KS. Eight cases of nasal tuberculosis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2007; 137:500-4. [PMID: 17765784 DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2007] [Revised: 04/02/2007] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the clinical characteristics of nasal tuberculosis and to discuss its diagnostic difficulties. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective clinical analysis. RESULTS A total of eight patients presented with nasal tuberculosis during the study period (from January 1989 through December 2006). Six were female and two were male. The patient age varied from 17 to 51 years, with a mean of 31 years. The most commonly involved site was the nasal septum (7 of 8). Perforation of the nasal septum was observed in three cases. Sinus invasion was observed in two cases and required sinus surgery. Six of the cases were a result of primary infections, while two were secondary disease manifestations. All patients were treated with anti-tuberculosis medications, with subsequent improvement with regard to clinical symptoms and physical signs. CONCLUSIONS We present the largest number of nasal tuberculosis cases reported in the medical literature from a single institute. Diagnosing nasal tuberculosis requires a high index of suspicion and occasionally the use of experimental drug treatment options.
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- Yong Min Kim
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejon, Korea
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Rinaldo A, Ferlito A, Cureoglu S, Devaney KO, Schachern PA, Paparella MM. Cholesterol granuloma of the temporal bone: a pathologic designation or a clinical diagnosis? Acta Otolaryngol 2005; 125:86-90. [PMID: 15799581 DOI: 10.1080/00016480310017036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Batra K, Chaudhary N, Motwani G, Rai A. An Unusual Case of Primary Nasal Tuberculosis with Epistaxis and Epilepsy. EAR, NOSE & THROAT JOURNAL 2002. [DOI: 10.1177/014556130208101213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Primary nasal tuberculosis is rare. We report a case that was all the more extraordinary because of the age and sex of the patient (an 11-year-old boy), the unusual associated symptoms (epistaxis and grand mal seizures), and the presence of intracranial extension. Clinical and radiologic finding s on our initial evaluation suggested that the patient had a large sinonasal malignancy. The patient manifested no evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis. The diagnosis of primary nasal tuberculosis was established only after we obtained the results of histopathology of the excised mass and a subsequent tuberculin skin test; the diagnosis was confirmed by the patient's rapid response to antituberculosis drug therapy. We also review the relevant literature on this rare condition.
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- Kadambari Batra
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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- A M Klioze
- Department of Medicine and Division of Dermatology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL , USA
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Jha V, Kohli HS, Sud K, Gupta KL, Minz M, Joshi K, Sakhuja V. Laryngeal tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation 1999; 68:153-5. [PMID: 10428284 DOI: 10.1097/00007890-199907150-00028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is the most common non-pyogenic infection encountered among renal transplant recipients in India. Although the lung is the most common site of involvement, a number of extrapulmonary organs can be involved. There is often a delay in diagnosis and institution of effective chemotherapy when there is an unusual site of involvement. METHODS AND RESULTS We report two renal transplant recipients with laryngeal tuberculosis who presented with prolonged hoarseness of voice and painful dysphagia. Acid-fast bacilli were demonstrated on laryngeal biopsy and smear. Fever and pulmonary involvement were seen in only one patient. This is the first report of laryngeal tuberculosis in renal transplant recipients. CONCLUSIONS Laryngeal tuberculosis should be suspected in renal transplant recipients who develop hoarseness of voice and odynophagia. Demonstration of acid-fast bacilli on biopsy or smear obtained by direct laryngoscopy helps in determining the diagnosis.
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- V Jha
- Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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During the last decade, tuberculosis has reemerged as a major health problem in the United States. Much of the blame for this resurgence has been attributed to human immunodeficiency virus infection, although homelessness and deterioration of the social infrastructure have also been implicated. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is uncommon, and nasal tuberculosis is rare. The latter usually manifests as nasal obstruction or discharge. Only 35 cases of nasal tuberculosis were identified in a search of the English-language medical literature from the last 95 years. They are reviewed here. In addition, we describe a new manifestation of nasal tuberculosis, exemplifying the variety of ways in which this may occur.
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- A A Butt
- Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans 70112, USA
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Nasal tuberculosis represents a rare manifestation of infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a case is presented together with a review of the literature. The correct management is documented, especially the need to treat the patients as if there was a generalized condition, and the problems concerning drug resistance are also considered. The incidence of this disease is rising and its importance must once again be highlighted.
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- I J Johnson
- Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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Dandapath A, Banerjee DK, Sanyal S, Roy M, Bhattacharjee A, Basu A. Nasal polyp : A clinico histological study. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1993. [DOI: 10.1007/bf03052491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Rao S, Rau PV, Sahoo RC, Rajan R, Murthy PS. Primary nasal tuberculosis. TUBERCLE AND LUNG DISEASE : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE 1992; 73:305. [PMID: 1493239 DOI: 10.1016/0962-8479(92)90137-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Primary nasal tuberculosis is rare. We report a case of primary nasal tuberculosis in an elderly lady who presented with symptoms and signs suggestive of a nasal fossa tumour. Histological examination of the lesion revealed the diagnosis. Treatment was with standard anti-tuberculous chemotherapy. The implications of primary nasal tuberculosis are discussed.
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- D W Sim
- Otolaryngology Unit, Royal Infirmary (Phase 1), Edinburgh
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Laeng H, Gerber H, Mueller J. Malignant histiocytosis (histiocytic sarcoma). A (the?) major cause of the 'midline granuloma syndrome'. Acta Otolaryngol 1986; 101:135-45. [PMID: 3515840 DOI: 10.3109/00016488609108616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Five out of eight consecutive cases with initial symptoms of a 'midline granuloma' were identified as malignant histiocytosis (histiocytic sarcoma) which within 5 months to 4 years led to generalization and death. The three remaining cases also fulfilled the morphological criteria of this type of neoplasia, though these patients are still alive 1/2 to 8 years after diagnosis, possibly as a result of local radiotherapy. The age of the individuals ranged from 18 to 71 years and there was a male preponderance of 7:1. The histiocytic nature of the atypical cells was primarily documented by intense activity of NaF-inhibitable non-specific esterase, of acid phosphatase and of beta-glucuronidase as demonstrated in cryostat sections of formaldehyde-saccharose-fixed fresh biopsy specimens and by the detection of alpha-1-antichymotrypsin, alpha-1-antitrypsin, and lysozyme antigens, in that order of constancy (immunohistochemical examination of formaldehyde-fixed paraffin sections, using the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method). There was among the reported cases a considerable heterogeneity with regard to these 'markers'. We conclude that malignant histiocytosis is a (the?) major cause of the 'midline granuloma syndrome'.
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Nomura Y. Cholesterol metabolism in cholesteatoma and cholesterol granuloma. THE ANNALS OF OTOLOGY, RHINOLOGY & LARYNGOLOGY. SUPPLEMENT 1984; 112:129-32. [PMID: 6431872 DOI: 10.1177/00034894840930s422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Based on biochemical and morphological studies, the significance of cholesterol in cholesteatoma and cholesterol granuloma is discussed. In cholesteatoma, cholesterol is synthesized through desmosterol and delta 7-cholestenol (lathosterol), possibly in the matrix. Cholesterol crystal might have educed from keratin layers or a cell-disintegrated layer adjacent to the matrix by a physicochemical rather than by a biochemical process. Production of cholesterol in the matrix may differ depending on the cell cycle. In cholesterol granuloma, cholesterol may be derived from blood with some other compositions such as albumin and cholestanol, although other sources cannot be denied. Crystallized cholesterol is treated by the surrounding tissue as a foreign body; this results in formation of granuloma. The delta 7-cholestenol is not involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol in cholesterol granuloma.
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 38-1982. A 66-year-old diabetic woman with sinusitis and cranial-nerve abnormalities. N Engl J Med 1982; 307:806-14. [PMID: 7110246 DOI: 10.1056/nejm198209233071308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Friedmann I. Methods of early detection of systemic or local vascular disease. J Clin Pathol 1982; 35:365. [PMID: 7068931 PMCID: PMC497549 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.35.3.365-a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Friedmann I. McBride and the midfacial granuloma syndrome. (The second 'McBride Lecture', Edinburgh, 1980). J Laryngol Otol 1982; 96:1-23. [PMID: 7057076 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100092197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 43-1981. A 54-year-old man with an 11-year history of chronic inflammation of the orbit and paranasal sinuses. N Engl J Med 1981; 305:999-1008. [PMID: 7278924 DOI: 10.1056/nejm198110223051709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Caldarelli DD, Friedberg SA, Harris AA. Medicai and Surgical Aspects of the Granulomatous Diseases of the Larynx. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 1979. [DOI: 10.1016/s0030-6665(20)32417-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Friedmann I, Graham MD. The ultrastructure of cholesterol granuloma of the middle ear: an electron microscope study. J Laryngol Otol 1979; 93:433-42. [PMID: 220348 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100087272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The ultrastructure of giant cells in cholesterol granuloma is described, with particular reference to their role in the absorption of cholesterol needles. Cholesterol is a highly resistant substance in its crystalline form and it is confirmed that the giant cells are endowed with endoplasmic structures and organelles and are partly crowded with lysosomes, as evidence of the active role of the giant cells in the absorption and removal of cholesterol formed in the granuloma from blood, mucus or necrotic material.
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Friedmann I, Sando I, Balkany T. Idiopathic pleomorphic midfacial granuloma (Stewart's type). J Laryngol Otol 1978; 92:601-11. [PMID: 681834 DOI: 10.1017/s0022215100085819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Idiopathic mid-facial granuloma is an unusual highly destructive disease which was virtually unknown prior to 1955. Great confusion exists, due in large part to the terminology applied to this entity as well as the clinical similarity of the process to other destructive mid-facial lesions. A classical case of idiopathic mid-facial granuloma of Stewart's type is presented, with characteristic lesions limited to the mid-face. Definitive histopathological features consist of pleomorphic inflammatory granulation tissue with patchy necrosis and no system lesions or neoplasia in the autopsy tissues.
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The fiftieth case of idiopathic cholesterol pneumonitis (ICP) is presented and the 49 previously reported cases have been reviewed. This review draws attention to certain features which have not previously been emphasized, including marked male predominance, single lobe involvement, the distribution of the lesions, dense pleural fibrosis, smoking history and the close histological association between giant cells and disrupted elastic fibres of the alveolar walls. The clinical and radiological similarity between ICP and primary bronchogenic carcinoma is described. Various aetiology theories are discussed, and the similarity between ICP and spontaneous lipid pneumonia in the mongoose is noted; the hypothesis is put forward that ICP, like the mongoose pneumonia, is an expression of disordered production or disposal of excessive surfactant.
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Lethal midline granuloma is a non-specific clinical term used for different pathological entities often exhibiting some semblance to each other as they lie along a histological spectrum. Nevertheless, each entity has a specific diagnostic pattern. The histological picture with distinguishing features of each specific type is pointed out. Stress is made on the use of repeated biopsy until the specific histological diagnosis can be made so that specific treatment as breifly outlined, can be carried out to insure the best prognosis.
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