%0 Journal Article
%T Parotid tuberculosis
%A Garg Rajiv
%A Verma Sanjay
%A Mehra Sumit
%A Srivastawa A
%J Lung India
%D 2010
%I Medknow Publications
%X Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is a rare condition. We describe a case of tuberculosis of right parotid gland in a 17-year-old male patient. Diagnosis was made by early suspicion and confirmed by demonstration of epitheloid granulomas on fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Patient was successfully treated with daily regimen of four drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide, ethambutol) for first two months followed by two drugs (rifampicin and isoniazid) for last four months.
%K Parotid gland
%K salivary gland
%K tuberculosis
%U http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2010;volume=27;issue=4;spage=253;epage=255;aulast=Garg