Resumen La tuberculosis (TBC) es una de las patologĆas infecciosas que mĆ”s muertes ha producido a nivel mundial, sobrepasando al virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH). En Chile a pesar de la baja incidencia de la patologĆa, aun no es posible llegar a su erradicaciĆ³n. La TBC es una enfermedad que habitualmente compromete el pulmĆ³n, sin embargo, en ocasiones compromete otros sitios del organismo, siendo la ubicaciĆ³n en cabeza y cuello una de las mĆ”s importantes. Las manifestaciones clĆnicas son variadas y el curso de estas puede ser larvado, simulando otras patologĆas de mayor frecuencia en el Ć”mbito otorrinolaringolĆ³gico y transformando su diagnĆ³stico en un desafĆo mayor. En este artĆculo se presentan tres casos clĆnicos diagnosticados y manejados en nuestra en regiĆ³n, ademĆ”s de una revisiĆ³n de la literatura disponible en relaciĆ³n a la presentaciĆ³n clĆnica, orientaciĆ³n diagnĆ³stica y tratamiento de la patologĆa.
Abstract Tuberculosis is one of the inf ectious diseases which has produced more deaths around the world, even more than human immunodeficiency virus. In Chile, despite of the low incidence, there is still not possible to eradicate it. Tuberculosis is a disease which commonly compromises lungs, however, in some occasions involves another site of the organism, been the location in head and neck one of the most important. The clinical features are diverse and the natural history of those can be masked, for this reason it can simulate another more frequent disease in otolaryngology field, making the diagnosis a real challenge. In this article, we present three clinical cases diagnosed and treated in our region, besides, a review of the available literature related with the clinical presentation, diagnosis orientation and treatment of this pathology.
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