Login / Signup

A rare case of primary sinonasal tuberculosis presented with phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis in a pediatric patient: A case report and literature review.

Thakoon WiriyachaiSophida BoonsathornNopporn ApiwattanakulSurapat Assawawiroonhakarn
Published in: Medicine (2021)
Primary sinonasal tuberculosis is an uncommon cause of phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis in children. When microbiological and histopathological evidences are absent, polymerase chain reaction analysis has a crucial role in the diagnosis of tuberculosis, especially in patient with uncommon presentation.
Keyphrases
  • rare case
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • hiv aids
  • case report
  • young adults
  • hepatitis c virus