PRIMARY TUBERCULOSIS OF THE NASOPHARYNX WITH ERYTHEMA INDURATUM OF BAZIN

A 44-year-old Japanese woman with primary tuberculosis of the nasophar ynx associated with erythema induratum of Bazin (EI) is reported. The patient presented with erythematous nodules of the lower legs diagnose d as EI. Since EI is a tuberculosis-related skin disease, the presence of latent tuberculous lesions was investigated, and a tuberculous les ion was found in the nasopharynx. Primary tuberculosis of the nasophar ynx is very rare. Furthermore, our review of the literature revealed n o case in which nasopharyngeal tuberculosis acted as the latent focus of EI.