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Laryngeal tuberculosis in Tanzania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Hans Manni
Hans Manni*
Affiliation:
Muhimbili Medical Centre, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
*
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, St. Radboud Hospital, Philips van Leydenlaan 15, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Abstract

The incidence of laryngeal tuberculosis in 341 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis was assessed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Laryngeal involvement was present in 26.7 per cent of previously untreated cases. The clinical presentation corresponds to classical descriptions of the disease found in previous accounts. It is suggested that laryngeal tuberculosis is a common complication of pulmonary tuberculosis in developing countries. It should be the first differential diagnostic consideration in patients suffering from hoarseness, and pulmonary tuberculosis should be ruled out before a diagnostic direct laryngoscopy and biopsy are attempted.

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Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 97 , Issue 6 , June 1983 , pp. 565 - 570
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1983

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