Tuberculosis of the larynx. Today.
Forty-one cases of laryngeal tuberculosis accounting for 0.79% of the TB cases observed in 1975-85 are examined. The M/F ratio was 9.2:1; the mean age 52 years 9 months. In all cases current or earlier tubercular lesions on the pulmonary parenchyma were also noted. The laryngeal sites affected were as follows, in order of frequency: true vocal cords, epiglottis, false cords and laryngeal ventricles, arytenoid and interarytenoid area, subglottic area. The patients were treated with R/AMP, INH, EMB or SM, EMB with satisfactory results. Two cases required exeresis of laryngeal lesions and 3 tracheotomy.
Galietti
F
F
Giorgis
G E
GE
Oliaro
A
A
Ardizzi
A
A
Barberis
S
S
Bernardi
V
V
Gai
R
R
Onoscuri
M
M
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology