Tuberculosis of the larynx. Today
Galietti, F.; Giorgis, G.E.; Oliaro, A.; Ardizzi, A.; Barberis, S.; Bernardi, V.; Gai, R.; Onoscuri, M.
Panminerva Medica 31(3): 134-136
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-0808 PMID: 2601977 Document Number: 344249
Forty-one cases of laryngeal tuberculosis accounting for 0.79% of the TB cases observed in 1975-85 are examined. The M/F ratio was 9.2:1; the mean age 52 years 9 months. In all cases current or earlier tubercular lesions on the pulmonary parenchyma were also noted. The laryngeal sites affected were as follows, in order of frequency: true vocal cords, epiglottis, false cords and laryngeal ventricles, arytenoid and interarytenoid area, subglottic area. The patients were treated with R/AMP, INH, EMB or SM, EMB with satisfactory results. Two cases required exeresis of laryngeal lesions and 3 tracheotomy.