Tuberculosis of the larynx

Abstract

Nine patients with laryngeal tuberculosis were treated in our clinic between 1981 and 1990. Seven of nine patients had lesions in the vocal fold and complained of hoarseness. Four patients had a past histry of pulmonary tuberculosis. The lesion of the vocal fold was tumor-like or granular, red in color with edema or partial coating. Stroboscopic examination revealed that the vibratory amplitude was small and the wave disappeared in the vocal fold lesion. The vocal fold vibration, however, did not disappear in any patient. © 1993, The Society of Practical Otolaryngology. All rights reserved.