Abstract
3/2018
vol. 93
Case report
Isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a 10-year-old boy: A case report
Pediatr Pol 2018; 93 (3): 280–283
Online publish date: 2018/07/20
Tuberculosis is a major health problem in developing and underdeveloped countries of the world. Tuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its incidence is rising due to increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. It usually affects lungs, but isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a paediatric patient is a rare incidence. We are presenting a case of isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a 10-year-old boy with clinical presentation of hoarseness of voice and dry irritating cough. The patient was treated with antitubercular treatment and recovery was successful with complete regression of the disease.
Keywords
isolated, larynx, tuberculosis, antitubercular therapy, paediatric patient
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