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To highlight the difference in symptoms, clinical features and management of an intralingual thyroglossal cyst from a classical thyroglossal cyst. We present here the case of a 10 year old boy, who presented to us with the chief complaint of difficulty in speech for 2 years. A marble shaped swelling was seen on the base of the tongue. It was diagnosed as an intralingual thyroglossal cyst. He underwent a Sistrunk operation and the cyst was removed from the base of the tongue. Literature search revealed the rarity of this intralingual thyroglossal cyst, its atypical presentation and difference in way of management. A case report and review of literature regarding this unusual unusual entity is presented. An intralingual thyroglossal cyst is the rarest form of a thyroglossal cyst, and differs from a classical thyroglossal cyst totally in presentation and management.
ABSTRACT
Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) involving the mucus membranes is relatively rare on the Indian sub-continent. We describe 3 cases of PKDL presenting with hoarseness of voice. In one case the skin, nasal, oral, oropharyngeal and laryngeal mucosa had nodular and nodulo-ulcerative lesions; in the 2 other cases, genitalia and anorectal mucosa were also affected. Laryngoscopic examination revealed nodular lesions on the vocal cords. Biopsy smear and culture confirmed their leishmanial origin.
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Laryngeal Diseases/diagnosis , Laryngeal Diseases/parasitology , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/complications , Leishmaniasis, Visceral/diagnosis , Adolescent , Genitalia/parasitology , Genitalia/pathology , Hoarseness/diagnosis , Humans , India , Laryngeal Mucosa/parasitology , Laryngeal Mucosa/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , Mouth/parasitology , Mouth/pathology , Nose/parasitology , Nose/pathology , Oropharynx/parasitology , Oropharynx/pathology , Rectum/parasitology , Rectum/pathology , Skin/parasitology , Skin/pathology , Vocal Cords/pathologyABSTRACT
Four hundred and forty-four patients with cervical lymphadenopathies without any consideration for age and sex were subjected to fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology. The results were compared with those of histological sections. In tuberculous lymphadenitis, pyogenic lymphadenitis, Hodgkin's disease and leukaemic infiltration of lymph nodes 100% correct diagnosis was made; it was 98.4% in metastatic carcinoma, 97% in non-specific lymphadenitis and 92.3% in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. An overall 96.2% correct diagnosis was made by fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology technique.
