CASE REPORT
Isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a 10-year-old boy: A case report
Submission date: 2018-02-12
Final revision date: 2018-06-18
Acceptance date: 2018-06-20
Publication date: 2018-07-20
Pediatr Pol 2018;93(3):280-283
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Tuberculosis is a major health problem in developing and underdeveloped countries of the world. Tuberculosis is a chronic granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and its incidence is rising due to increasing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections. It usually affects lungs, but isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a paediatric patient is a rare incidence. We are presenting a case of isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a 10-year-old boy with clinical presentation of hoarseness of voice and dry irritating cough. The patient was treated with antitubercular treatment and recovery was successful with complete regression of the disease.
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