title: [The rare case of primary isolated tuberculosis in a 19 year-old patient].
abstract: Tuberculosis of the upper respiratory tract is not common at present and it is usually secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. The rare case of isolated tuberculosis of the larynx in 19-year old patient was presented in this paper. The primary diagnosis was laryngitis chronica. Further investigations, especially biopsy and histopathological examination revealed the proper diagnosis. The patient was treated with tuberculostatics.
authors.affiliation: Oddział Laryngologii Wojewódzkiego Szpitala Specjalistycznego nr 4 w Bytomiu.
authors.forename: Jacek
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kozakiewicz
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dec
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gorczyca-Tarnowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents