title: Atypical presentation of laryngeal tuberculosis in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Laryngeal tuberculosis is uncommon and most often associated with a primary lung infection in immunocompromised adults. We describe an atypical case in a pediatric patient with a relatively rapid onset and no history of travel or exposure to high-risk settings. Despite the unusual presentation and relative lack of familiarity with procedural guidelines in managing this uncommon and capricious disease by otolaryngologists in developed countries, reporting is mandated at multiple governmental health department levels. Consequently, this contagious entity must be considered in the interest of avoiding untoward outcomes for not only the patient, but the public as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA.
authors.forename: Chelsea
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Obourn
authors.forename: Behrad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aynehchi
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bentsianov
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D007830:Larynx / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000175:diagnosis*