Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
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10.18869/mjiri
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8888
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en
jalali
1387
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gregorian
2009
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online
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Primary Tuberculosis of the submandibular gland: a case report
Otorhinolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology
case report
case report
<b><font face="TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><p align="left">Abstract</p></font><font size="2" face="TimesNewRomanPSMT"><font size="2" face="TimesNewRomanPSMT"><p align="left">Chronic sialadenitis is a disease of salivary glands associated with chronic infections,</p><p align="left">systemic diseases and silolithiasis pathogenesis of the disease. Primary tuberculous</p><p align="left">submandibulitis is not a reported disease. The diagnosis was confirmed when</p><p align="left">a 45 years old lady suspicious to submandibular gland tumor was operated on for excisional</p><p align="left">biopsy. Histological examination of the specimen by expert pathologist</p><p align="left">ruled out malignancy, granuloma or caseous necrosis. Cultures of discharge and tissue</p><p align="left">were negative for mycobacterium tuberculosis. The only positive diagnostic</p><p align="left">modality was Polymerase Chain Reaction for mycobacterium tuberculosis. Therefore,</p><p align="left">the four drug anti-TB regimen was initiated. After that a surgical fistula was</p><p align="left">healed and the patient left the hospital on her foot and there was no recurrence at least</p><p align="left">for one year. The endemic condition of tuberculosis in some populations has increased</p><p align="left">the rate of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. One of the extra pulmonary sites</p><p align="left">may be the submandibular gland.</p><p align="left">It is recommended to consider tuberculosis in the differential diagnosis of submandibular</p><p align="left">gland masses especially in populations with endemic tuberculosis.</p></font></font></b>
chronic sialadenitis, tuberculosis, submandibular gland.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-17&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Mohammad
Ajalloueyan
ajall@ajall.com
20031947532846001691
20031947532846001691
Yes
ENT Department, Baqiyatallah Medical Science University
Davood
Yadegary
20031947532846001692
20031947532846001692
No
Department of Infectious Disease, Shahid Beheshti Medical Science University,