primary nasopharyngeal tuberculosis combined with tuberculous otomastoiditis and facial nerve palsy

نویسندگان

hee young choi department of radiology, graduate school, kyung hee university, seoul, korea

ji hye jang department of radiology, college of medicine, kyung hee university hospital, kyung hee university, seoul, korea

kyung mi lee department of radiology, college of medicine, kyung hee university hospital, kyung hee university, seoul, korea

woo suk choi department of radiology, college of medicine, kyung hee university hospital, kyung hee university, seoul, korea

چکیده

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.

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iranian journal of radiology

جلد ۱۳، شماره ۱، صفحات ۰-۰

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