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Paediatric laryngeal tuberculosis presenting with stridor

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

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.

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
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1989

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