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Rare causes of voice hoarseness: a case report.
Artigo em Inglês | IMSEAR | ID: sea-46746
ABSTRACT
We report two contrasting and rare cases of voice hoarseness in young patients of tubercular aetiology. First case report is of isolated tubercular recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in a patient who presented with hoarseness of voice. Chest radiograph showed a left hilar prominence and bronchial washings isolated acid-fast bacilli. Hoarseness of voice as an initial symptom due to isolated vocal cord palsy with no morphological lesions in the larynx and without obvious parenchymal infiltration often poses a diagnostic dilemma. Second case report highlights the possibilities of tuberculosis of the vocal cords mimicking tumour of the larynx. This patient had an ulcerative growth involving the vocal cord which was initially mistaken for malignancy. Patient also had concomitant miliary shadowing in the lungs and laryngoscopic biopsy revealed the growth to be tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and intervention with antitubercular treatment is vital as it results in complete recovery with reversal of vocal hoarseness.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Humanos / Masculino / Rouquidão / Doenças da Laringe / Adulto Tipo de estudo: Estudo de etiologia / Estudo de rastreamento Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático) Assunto principal: Tuberculose / Humanos / Masculino / Rouquidão / Doenças da Laringe / Adulto Tipo de estudo: Estudo de etiologia / Estudo de rastreamento Idioma: Inglês Ano de publicação: 2008 Tipo de documento: Artigo