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- Title
Tubercular laryngitis: case series.
- Authors
Bhatia, Rajat; Varshney, Saurabh; Bist, S. S.; Singh, Rakesh K.; Gupta, Nitin; Gupta, Pratima
- Abstract
Introduction Tubercular laryngitis is a known entity since a long time but it's presentation, diagnosis and management has undergone a drastic makeover after the advent of chemotherapy in the form of ATT (Anti tubercular treatment), modernized diagnostic aids and early detection of lesions. Materials and methods This prospective study was conducted on 180 patients. Each patient were subjected to detailed history and thorough ENT and head neck examination including laryngeal examination by visualization of the vocal cords, possibly using indirect laryngoscopy, flexible naso-laryngoscopy or rigid laryngoscopy Results Tubercular laryngitis was clinically diagnosed by laryngeal endoscopy and diagnosis confirmed by laryngeal biopsy. Conclusion All patients showed remarkable improvement with anti-tubercular treatment.
- Subjects
LARYNGITIS; TUBERCULOSIS complications; LARYNGOSCOPY; ENDOSCOPY; BIOPSY; ANTITUBERCULAR agents
- Publication
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2008, Vol 60, Issue 4, p331
- ISSN
2231-3796
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s12070-008-0111-0