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[The rare case of primary isolated tuberculosis in a 19 year-old patient].
- Source :
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Otolaryngologia polska = The Polish otolaryngology [Otolaryngol Pol] 2006; Vol. 60 (4), pp. 607-9. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Tuberculosis of the upper respiratory tract is not common at present and it is usually secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. The rare case of isolated tuberculosis of the larynx in 19-year old patient was presented in this paper. The primary diagnosis was laryngitis chronica. Further investigations, especially biopsy and histopathological examination revealed the proper diagnosis. The patient was treated with tuberculostatics.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Biopsy
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Laryngitis diagnosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolation & purification
Rare Diseases
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal complications
Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use
Laryngitis microbiology
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Laryngeal drug therapy
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Polish
- ISSN :
- 0030-6657
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Otolaryngologia polska = The Polish otolaryngology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17152818