TITLE:
A Chronic Dysphony Caused by a Bifocal and Pulmonary Laryngeal Tuberculosis
AUTHORS:
Aliou Faty, Abdou Sy, Ndeye Fatou Ngom, Djibril Balde, Khadim Diouf, Ndadi Tchiengang Kadielle Junie
KEYWORDS:
Tuberculosis, Dysphonia, Larynx, Lungs
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery,
Vol.12 No.2,
March
6,
2023
ABSTRACT: Laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare entity. We consider
the case of a woman of 62 who presented a
one-year evolving chronic dysphonia chart associated with cough, febricula and general health damage. The
nasofibroscopy showed a budding ulcerous lesion of the larynx a priori
evoking a granulomatous lesion or cancer. The BAAR spits were strongly positive
and the radiographic pictures of the thorax, typically evoked a pulmonary
tuberculosis. Seeing the excellent therapeutic response to TB treatment in 4
months period, the bifocal
tuberculosis diagnostic was confirmed.