Abstract
A rare case of primary epipharyngeal tuberculosis and 8 other cases of tuberculosis in the otolaryngeal region encountered in the past five years were reported. The primary epipharyngeal tuberculosis was seen in a 51-year-old female. She complained of tinnitus and uncomfortable feeling in the left ear, although did not complain of earache, hearing impairment or sore throat. On histopathological examination of the ulcerative lesion of the pharyngeal orifice of the eustachean tube, this patient was diagnosed as having tuberculosis.
The other 8 cases encountered were 4 tuberculous otitis media, one laryngeal tuberculosis, one epipharyngeal tuberculosis, one lymphadenitis colli tuberculosa and one retropharyngeal abscess with cervical vertebral tuberculosis.
The recent characteristics of tuberculosis were analysed.
