Laryngeal tuberculosis masquerading as carcinoma.
With the advance of effective anti-tuberculosis drugs and the natural decline of tuberculosis (TB) in the developed world, the incidence of laryngeal TB has decreased and remains stable. However, compared to the situation in the past, the otolaryngologist may encounter uncommon clinical presentation of laryngeal TB nowadays. We describe one such case presenting with a laryngeal lesion with clinical and radiological features of a neoplastic rather than an infectious process.
Lin
Chao-Jung
CJ
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital, No 325, Section 2, Cheng-Kung Road, Taipei, Taiwan 114, ROC.
Kang
Bor-Hwang
BH
Wang
Hsing-Won
HW
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular