A Case of Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis Which Was Difficult to Differentiate From Sarcoidosis
10.3342/kjorl-hns.2021.00528
- Author:
Dong Hyuk JANG
1
;
Ho Chan KIM
;
Young Ok HONG
;
Ji Sun KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Nowon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2022;65(4):231-236
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Nasopharyngeal mass is a disease that can cause unilateral or bilateral nasal obstruction. Common diseases that can cause nasal obstruction include antrochoanal polyp, adenoid remnants, juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma, and nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis and nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis are two rare diseases that involve the nasopharynx and manifest as nasopharyngeal mass, and they share common histopathologic findings of granulomatous inflammation. We report a case where a patient complaining of nasal obstruction was found with nasopharyngeal mass with smooth surface, which was difficult to differentiate nasopharyngeal tuberculosis from nasopharyngeal sarcoidosis due to similar clinical manifestations and histopathologic findings.
