title: Laryngeal tuberculosis: an often forgotten diagnosis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Clinical description of laryngeal tuberculosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical case review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The authors report three cases of laryngeal tuberculosis with lung involvement in HIV-negative patients; symptoms were mostly laryngeal. Diagnosis was made in all cases through laryngeal biopsy and examination of the sputum. Patients fully recovered after being given standard antituberculosis therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laryngeal tuberculosis almost disappeared after the 1950s, but, concomitant with the increase in pulmonary forms, may still be found and, being uncommon, is often misdiagnosed.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, University of Padua, Treviso Regional Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo Boscolo
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Maria Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Da Mosto
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clari
authors.forename: Pier Giorgio
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Scotton
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaglia
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marchiori
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents