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Tuberculosis of parotid gland - a rare clinical entity

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Tuberculosis of parotid gland is rare. In our country with high incidence of tuberculosis we should think about it in differential diagnosis of any parotid swelling with multiple fistulae because pre-operative diagnosis can help to avoid unnecessary parotidectomy.

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  1. Department of Chest, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, India

    S. Kundu

  2. Department of ENT, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, India

    S. Das

  3. Department of Chest, R. G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, India

    A. Dey

  4. Department of Chest, Calcutta Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, India

    A. Sengupta

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Kundu, S., Das, S., Dey, A. et al. Tuberculosis of parotid gland - a rare clinical entity. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 56, 57–58 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02968778

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