Open AccessA 67-Year-Old Woman With Laryngeal Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Ali Amiri,
Vahid Almasi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
zahedan journal of research in medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2228-6403
pISSN - 2008-7977
DOI - 10.17795/zjrms1000
Subject(s) - odynophagia , medicine , dysphagia , laryngoscopy , laryngeal edema , throat , tuberculosis , larynx , surgery , biopsy , swallowing , epiglottis , edema , radiology , pathology , intubation
A 67-year-old woman presented with dysphagia, odynophagia and hoarseness. In her chest X-ray, there was evidence of consolidation associated with loss of volume in the upper lobe of the left lung. Acid-fast bacillus was not seen at the direct smear of the throat exudates. In laryngoscopy, bilateral edema of the arytenoids and exophytic lesions at the posterior commissure were detected. In the biopsy sample of these lesions, acid-fast bacilli were seen. Finally, the patient was treated by anti-tuberculosis drugs.
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