Tuberculosis of the larynx. A 10-year review of 14 patients.
A retrospective review of 14 patients with tuberculosis of the larynx seen at the Department of Otolaryngology, Kurume University Hospital during the 10 years from 1971 to 1980, was completed. Of these 14 patients, 11 were male and 3, female. All the patients were adults. Hoarseness was the commonest symptom. The laryngeal lesion was tumor-like in 5, granular in 7 and polyp-like in 2 patients and grayish in color in all the patients. Eight patients were admitted in our department. Chest X-rays revealed pulmonary tuberculosis and erythrocyte sedimentation rate was accelerated in all 8 patients. It should be emphasized that, even at present, there exist tuberculosis of the larynx.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*