Primary Laryngeal Tuberculosis Manifesting as Irregular Vocal Fold Lesion.
Dysphonia
case report
hoarseness
laryngeal tuberculosis
mycobacterium
stroboscopy
Journal
Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology
ISSN: 2667-7474
Titre abrégé: Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol
Pays: Turkey
ID NLM: 101682806
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
06
07
2021
accepted:
29
09
2021
entrez:
31
5
2022
pubmed:
1
6
2022
medline:
1
6
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Laryngeal tuberculosis is rare despite its close anatomical and physiological proximity to the lungs. It constitutes less than 1% of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. The symptoms of laryngeal tuberculosis are non-specific and mimic other laryngeal pathologies. The recent evolving and atypical endoscopic laryngeal features cause a diagnostic dilemma and delay in treatment. In this report, we presented three patients with distinct age and medical history, and hoarseness. Flexible videolaryngoscopy showed similar findings in the three cases, with irregular mucosa involving the entire length of the vocal fold, unilaterally in two cases and bilaterally in one. Mucosal waves were typically absent on laryngostroboscopy examination. The routine workup for pulmonary tuberculosis was unremarkable. The usage of
Identifiants
pubmed: 35634235
doi: 10.4274/tao.2021.2021-7-1
pii: 51841
pmc: PMC9103562
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
47-52Informations de copyright
©Copyright 2022 by Official Journal of the Turkish Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest: There is no conflict of interest to disclose.
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