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Dysphagia as the Presenting Symptom of Laryngeal Tuberculosis
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Laryngeal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare form of tuberculosis that most commonly presents with dysphagia and weight loss. We report a case of a 75-year-old Vietnamese male who presented with dysphagia, odynophagia, and a 30-pound weight loss over the two months prior to presentation. Nasopharyngeal evaluation with microdirect laryngoscopy was performed as part of the workup and revealed lesions of the epiglottis and left vocal cord. A tissue biopsy and quantiferon testing confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis. The patient was started on quadruple therapy and is currently receiving treatment. This case highlights the need for consideration of the rare, yet important, differential of laryngeal TB in patients presenting with non-specific complaints such as dysphagia and weight loss.
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“Laryngeal TB is another notable manifestation, though less common than enlarged cervical lymph nodes. It can present with symptoms such as dysphonia and dysphagia [22,36].”
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- Authors
- Kandah, E., Konda, R., Malik, B., Madadha, A., & Kunadi, A.
- Affiliations
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Corresponding author
- Kandah, Emad
- Venue
- Cureus
- Published
- 2021-04-15
- Volume
- 13
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- e14495-e14495
- ISSN
- 2168-8184 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8122223
- OpenAlex
- W3156873650
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1
- FWCI
- 0.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- cc-by
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- Cureus (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Keywords
- laryngeal tuberculosis, dysphagia, odynophagia, weight loss, vocal cord lesions, Quantiferon test, quadruple therapy, differential diagnosis
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