TUBERCULAR PAROTITIS IN CHILDHOOD - CASE- REPORT

Tubercular parotitis which, at the same time, affects the limph nodes and the glandular parenchyma is not a common occurrance in childhood. We examined a three year old child with a semi-hard, inflamed and pain ful swelling in the right parotid area. Clinical, hematological, micro biological, radiological and histological evaluations suggested a poss ible tubercular ethiology. The primary localization of the parotid gla nd and the limph nodes in the absence of other localizations suggests the diagnostic possibility of parotid primary complex or isolated tube rculosis in that organ. The Authors wish to underline the importance o f surgery in association with anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy for recov ery and to avoid recurrance.