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Primary laryngeal tuberculosis--a rare entity
1Government Medical College, Bhavnagar 364001.
Abstract:
Laryngeal tuberculosis, especially primary laryngeal tuberculosis is rare. The gross appearance of laryngeal tuberculosis and laryngeal carcinoma may be similar. Hence in many instances laryngeal tuberculosis is often incorrectly diagnosed as carcinoma. Since the availability of potent antituberculous drugs and increasing occurrence of various immunosuppressive conditions, a change has been observed in the pattern of clinical and gross features of laryngeal tuberculosis. The important clinical, gross and microscopic features of primary as well as secondary laryngeal tuberculosis are highlighted in this case report of a patient of primary tuberculosis of the true vocal cord.
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