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[The rare case of primary isolated tuberculosis in a 19 year-old patient]
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[The rare case of primary isolated tuberculosis in a 19 year-old patient]
[Article in
Polish]
Otolaryngol Pol.
2006.
Abstract
Tuberculosis of the upper respiratory tract is not common at present and it is usually secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis. The rare case of isolated tuberculosis of the larynx in 19-year old patient was presented in this paper. The primary diagnosis was laryngitis chronica. Further investigations, especially biopsy and histopathological examination revealed the proper diagnosis. The patient was treated with tuberculostatics.
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