Tuberculosis of larynx: a case report.
A case of tuberculosis of larynx in a 45-year-old male patient has been described here. Usually, the signs and symptoms of laryngeal tuberculosis resemble with malignant diseases of larynx. The diagnosis was made here by the microscopic examination of sputum smear for Acid Fast Bacilli, chest x-ray, direct laryngoscopy and biopsy from the laryngeal lesion.
Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh 534 005.
Manas Ranjan
MR
Rout
Prabir Ranjan
PR
Moharana
D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014387:Tuberculosis, Laryngeal / Q000175:diagnosis*