Tuberculosis of temporomandibular joint.

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

Department of ENT, Mumbai Port Trust Hospital, Wadala (East), 37 Mumbai, India.

Published: October 2005

Tuberculosis of the temporomandibular joint is a very rare disease. Its close relation to the parotid can cause diagnostic confusion. This case is being reported keeping this point in view.

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