Nasopharyngeal Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis (NTB) is an extrapulmonary tubercular infection of the nasopharynx. It is a rare entity, even in endemic tuberculosis areas. Two potential pathways to infection have been described and these can either be primary or secondary. We present a case of Nasopharyngeal tuberculosis in an 18-year-old Nigerian student. The Clinical presentation, diagnosis and successful treatment of tuberculosis in the Nasopharynx is discussed.