OBJECTIVE: Clinical description of laryngeal tuberculosis. METHODS: Clinical case review. RESULTS: The authors report three cases of laryngeal tuberculosis with lung involvement in HIV-negative patients; symptoms were mostly laryngeal. Diagnosis was made in all cases through laryngeal biopsy and examination of the sputum. Patients fully recovered after being given standard antituberculosis therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Laryngeal tuberculosis almost disappeared after the 1950s, but, concomitant with the increase in pulmonary forms, may still be found and, being uncommon, is often misdiagnosed.
Laryngeal Tuberculosis: an often forgotten diagnosis / BOSCOLO RIZZO, P., DA MOSTO, M.C., Clari, M., Scotton, P.g., Vaglia, A., Marchiori, C.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1201-9712. - STAMPA. - 7 (2):(2003), pp. 129-130. [10.1016/S1201-9712(03)90008-7]
Laryngeal Tuberculosis: an often forgotten diagnosis
BOSCOLO RIZZO, PAOLO;
2003-01-01
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Clinical description of laryngeal tuberculosis. METHODS: Clinical case review. RESULTS: The authors report three cases of laryngeal tuberculosis with lung involvement in HIV-negative patients; symptoms were mostly laryngeal. Diagnosis was made in all cases through laryngeal biopsy and examination of the sputum. Patients fully recovered after being given standard antituberculosis therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Laryngeal tuberculosis almost disappeared after the 1950s, but, concomitant with the increase in pulmonary forms, may still be found and, being uncommon, is often misdiagnosed.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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