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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2010; 20(01): 11-12
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.59745
Tuberculosis

Primary laryngeal tuberculosis mimicking laryngeal carcinoma: CT scan features

N Ech-Cherif El Kettani
Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital des Spécialités, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco
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MR El Hassani
Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital des Spécialités, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco
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N Chakir
Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital des Spécialités, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco
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M Jiddane
Department of Neuroradiology, Hôpital des Spécialités, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco
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Abstract

Laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare disease. It is almost always associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. It occurs generally in adults without BCG vaccination or in cases of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. On laryngoscopy and imaging, it often simulates laryngeal carcinoma, and confirmation is always histological. We report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented to our hospital with dysphonia and dysphagia. Laryngoscopy revealed a lesion of the left vocal cord and the ventricular strip. CT scan found focal, regular thickening of the left vocal cord, associated with irregular thickening of the posterior laryngeal wall. A biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis.

Keywords

Carcinoma - larynx - tuberculosis


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02 August 2021

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