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Mycobacterium marches back

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Gareth Williams  and
Tony Douglas-Jones
R. Gareth Williams*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
Tony Douglas-Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr R. G. Williams, F.R.C.S., University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, UK.
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Abstract

The resurgence of tuberculosis world-wide and its association with HIV infection means a greater likelihood of otolaryngologists encountering the disease in one form or another. In this review the features of primary and secondary tuberculosis in various head and neck sites are described, and recent advances in diagnosis are discussed. For the otolaryngologists other important aspects such as infections with atypical mycobacteria, the differential diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy in HIV-infected patients, recently recognized problems in drug treatment, and the role of surgery in head and neck tuberculosis are also discussed.

Keywords

TuberculosisMycobacteriumLymphadenopathyAcquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Type
Review Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 109 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 5 - 13
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1995

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