Head and neck tuberculosis: The great mimic.

We read the article published in the past issue of MFP entitled ‘Primary tuberculosis of the hard palate’ with great interest.1 Indeed, it is a common pathology occurring at a rare site. In the reported case, the sign of having palatal mass was not provisionally suspected as tuberculosis (TB), leading to investigation along the line of a malignant lesion, which included MRI. We have encountered a number of extrapulmonary TB cases manifested as lesions along the upper aerodigestive tract, with negative findings on chest evaluation. Extrapulmonary TB is more frequently encountered nowadays.