Isolated laryngeal tuberculosis: A diagnostic dilemma.

Anti tubercular drugs Case report Larynx Primary Tuberculosis

Journal

International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Mar 2024
Historique:
received: 02 01 2024
revised: 05 02 2024
accepted: 07 02 2024
medline: 14 2 2024
pubmed: 14 2 2024
entrez: 13 2 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Primary laryngeal tuberculosis (PLTB) is a rare condition. The symptoms and findings are not specific in most of the cases. Patients are diagnosed essentially based on histopathological examination and mycobacterial culture. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with dysphonia and dysphagia. Direct laryngoscopy revealed a lesion of the supraglottis. CT scan found a diffuse thickening of the entire surface of the larynx. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Primary laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare clinical entity despite its close anatomical and physiological proximity to the lungs. Clinician should keep in mind the existence of primary laryngeal tuberculosis to avoid delayed diagnosis and treatment, which can lead to high morbidity and mortality.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38350377
pii: S2210-2612(24)00157-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.109376
pmc: PMC10943656
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

109376

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

Conflict of interest statement The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

R Bouatay (R)

ENT & Head and Neck Surgery Department at Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital in Monastir, Tunisia; University of Monastir, Tunisia. Electronic address: rbouattay@yahoo.fr.

N Bouaziz (N)

ENT & Head and Neck Surgery Department at Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital in Monastir, Tunisia.

H Abdallah (H)

ENT & Head and Neck Surgery Department at Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital in Monastir, Tunisia.

S Ben Hammouda (S)

Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital of Monastir, Tunisia; University of Monastir, Tunisia.

J Koubaa (J)

ENT & Head and Neck Surgery Department at Fattouma Bourguiba Hospital in Monastir, Tunisia; University of Monastir, Tunisia.

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