Isolated laryngeal tuberculosis in a 10-year-old boy: A case report

Abstract

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.

Evaluation of the pediatric airway: a review

“…Laryngeal web occurs due to a failure of recanalization of the glottic airway in the early part of the embryogenesis. 50 The severity of symptoms in laryngeal webs include dyspnea and voice changes which correlates with the size and position of the web. 51 The glottic webs are virtually anteriorly, with varying degrees of the glottic airway compromise, and often manifest in an abnormal cry or respiratory distress.…”