Pseudo tumoral laryngeal tuberculosis.
An 11-year-old female child presented with high grade intermittent fever and cough for a duration of 6-7 months and hoarseness of voice for 6 months. Skiagram of the chest showed evidence of miliary mottling. Direct laryngoscopic examination revealed inflammatory swelling over left vocal cord. The biopsy of the swelling showed chronic granulomatous lesion. Patient improved remarkably with anti-tubercular therapy.
Singh
Karnail
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Department of Pediatrics, G.G.S. Medical college, Faridkot 151 203, Punjab, India.
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Gurmeet
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D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014827:Vocal Cords / Q000473:pathology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents