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MEDISAN
versión On-line ISSN 1029-3019
Resumen
CALAS ROSALES, Mireysi et al. Tuberculosis in paranasal sinuses. MEDISAN [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.4, pp. 588-592. ISSN 1029-3019.
The case report of a 56 year-old patient is presented, admitted in the Pneumology Service from "Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso" Teaching General Hospital in Santiago de Cuba who presented nasal obstruction of the left side since 2 years ago, which had progressed to both nasal cavities, with protrusion of the eye ball of the same side, as well as moderate pain in the cervical region that limited the movements in this region. Samples of the polyp for biopsy ere taken in the maxillary sinus, which results corroborated the presence of a granulomatous disease of tuberculous origin in the paranasal sinuses, for which the category 1 of treatment was prescribed with the 4 drugs for this condition
Palabras clave : tuberculosis; paranasal sinuses; extrapulmonary tuberculosis; granulomatous disease; Pneumology Service.