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Paediatric laryngeal tuberculosis presenting with stridor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

V. Rupa ,
John Mathew ,
T. S. Bhanu  and
A. Date
V. Rupa*
Affiliation:
From the Department of ENT, CMC Hospital, Vellore, India
John Mathew
Affiliation:
From the Department of ENT, CMC Hospital, Vellore, India
T. S. Bhanu
Affiliation:
From the Department of ENT, CMC Hospital, Vellore, India
A. Date
Affiliation:
From the Department of Pathology, CMC Hospital, Vellore, India
*
Dr. V. Rupa, M.S., D.L.O., Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ida Scudder Road, P. O. Box No. 3, Vellore—632004, India.
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Abstract

A rare case of laryngeal tuberculosis in a 15-month-old Indian child is described. The unusual mode of presentation with stridor, suspicious radiological signs and papillomatus nature of the laryngeal lesion are highlighted.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 103 , Issue 8 , August 1989 , pp. 787 - 788
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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