OBJECTIVE: Clinical description of laryngeal tuberculosis. METHODS: Clinical case review. RESULTS: The authors report three cases of laryngeal tuberculosis with lung involvement in HIV-negative patients; symptoms were mostly laryngeal. Diagnosis was made in all cases through laryngeal biopsy and examination of the sputum. Patients fully recovered after being given standard antituberculosis therapy. CONCLUSIONS: Laryngeal tuberculosis almost disappeared after the 1950s, but, concomitant with the increase in pulmonary forms, may still be found and, being uncommon, is often misdiagnosed.
OBJECTIVE: Clinical description of laryngeal tuberculosis. METHODS: Clinical case review. RESULTS: The authors report three cases of laryngeal tuberculosis with lung involvement in HIV-negative patients; symptoms were mostly laryngeal. Diagnosis was made in all cases through laryngeal biopsy and examination of the sputum. Patients fully recovered after being given standard antituberculosis therapy. CONCLUSIONS:Laryngeal tuberculosis almost disappeared after the 1950s, but, concomitant with the increase in pulmonary forms, may still be found and, being uncommon, is often misdiagnosed.
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