Secondary laryngeal tuberculosis revisited
| Autor: | Jaini V Lodha, Arpit Sharma, Nitish Virmani, Ameya Bihani, Jyoti P Dabholkar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Lung India, Vol 32, Iss 5, Pp 462-464 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0970-2113 0974-598X |
| DOI: | 10.4103/0970-2113.164163 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Laryngeal tuberculosis is often misdiagnosed and is a highly contagious public health problem. The changing pattern of the clinical involvement of this disease poses a diagnostic challenge. The authors report four cases of laryngeal tuberculosis encountered in a short span of one month. Materials and Methods: All the four patients who presented to us with hoarseness had underlying active lesions in the lung. In spite of that they presented with mainly laryngeal symptoms and a multitude of findings on laryngeal examination. A diagnosis could be established owing to a high index of clinical suspicion, and due consideration given to the chest findings and positive sputum examination. The patients showed an excellent response to antituberculous therapy. Results and Conclusions: This study underlines the varied nature of laryngeal tuberculosis and the importance of addressing the hoarseness of a patient at the earliest, for the prompt diagnosis of this infectious condition. |
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