| Autor: |
Leonardo Conrado Barbosa de S á, Roberto Campos Meirelles, Ciríaco Cristóvão Tavares Atherino, José Roberto Carvalhaes Fernandes, Fabiana Rocha Ferraz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 73, Iss 6, Pp 862-866 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1808-8694 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31188-5 |
| Popis: |
Summary: Tuberculosis of the Larynx and pharynx only is rare. However, in the last few years, the number of tuberculosis cases in general have had a dramatic increase, thus increasing the possibility of isolated laryngo-pharyngeal lesions. Aim: To report a case of isolated laryngo-pharyngeal tuberculosis in a pregnant, immunocompetent host. Case Report: A 30-year-old pregnant female had complained of odynophagia for the last ten months. There were no other respiratory or systemic symptoms. An oro-pharyngeal granulomatous lesion was found, and the biopsy revealed acid-fast bacilli. There were no clinical or radiologic pulmonary findings. She was submitted successfully to an tuberculosis treatment protocol for nine months. Conclusions: The authors point out the epidemiological importance of tuberculosis and the need for a higher degree of suspicion when dealing with uncommon upper airway lesions to make an early diagnosis. Keywords: extrapulmonary, larynx, granulomatosis, pharynx tuberculosis |
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