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Primary tracheal tuberculosis in an otherwise healthy 65-year-old Caucasian woman

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. G. Dilkes ,
P. Gautama ,
C. H. Knowles  and
E. B. Chevretton
M. G. Dilkes*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Road, Whitechapel, London El IBB
P. Gautama
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Road, Whitechapel, London El IBB
C. H. Knowles
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Road, Whitechapel, London El IBB
E. B. Chevretton
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Road, Whitechapel, London El IBB
*
M. G. Dilkes, Senior Registrar in ENT Surgery, The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London El 1BB
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Abstract

We report a case of primary tracheal tuberculosis that presented with a hard, fixed lymph node in the right supraclavicular fossa, and progressive dysphagia due to an inflammatory mass caused by a tuberculous lesion in the trachea. This case underlines the old adage that tuberculosis is ‘the great masquerader”.

Keywords

Tuberculosis, trachea
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 11 , November 1993 , pp. 1052 - 1053
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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