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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95075| Title: | Laryngeal tuberculosis-an unusual case of hoarseness : category : clinical lesson |
| Authors: | Fsadni, Claudia Fsadni, Peter Caruana Montald, Brendan |
| Keywords: | Ear -- Tuberculosis Nose -- Tuberculosis Throat -- Tuberculosis Respiratory organs -- Diseases |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd |
| Citation: | Fsadni, C., Fsadni, P., & Montaldo, B. C. (2011). Laryngeal Tuberculosis-an unusual case of hoarseness: Category: Clinical lesson. Journal of Infection, 63(6), e11-e12. |
| Abstract: | Tuberculosis of the larynx is uncommon. It is usually secondary to or at least contemporary with pulmonary tuberculosis but recent studies show a frequency of up to 20% for primary laryngeal tuberculosis. Laryngeal tuberculosis must be differentiated from malignancy as it frequently presents with tumour-like symptoms. The main presenting symptom is dysphonia and the diagnosis is confirmed by granulomatous inflammation, caseating granulomas, and acid-fast bacilli on histopathologic examination of biopsied laryngeal tissue. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/95075 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SMed |
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