Laryngeal Tuberculosis in a Child (A Case Report)

F. X. Santoso (and Department of Child Health, Universitas Airlangga Medical School/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java)
Esther S. I. Witono (and Department of Child Health, Universitas Airlangga Medical School/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java)
Makmuri M. S. (and Department of Child Health, Universitas Airlangga Medical School/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java)
Gunadi Santosa (and Department of Child Health, Universitas Airlangga Medical School/Dr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, East Java)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 28 No 3-4 (1988): March - April 1988

Since the advent of effective antituberculous chemotherapy, laryngeal tuberculosis has become relatively uncommon, and there is a real possibility that the diagnosis may be delayed or overlooked. Data from the ENT outpatient clinic Dr. Soetomo Hospital showed a significant decrease in the prevalence of laryngeal tuberculosis, from 4. 72 o/oo in 1980 to 0.28 o/oo in 1986. This condition is usually found in adult males who have pulmonary tuberculosis. A girl with laryngeal tuberculosis is the objective of the present report. The patient was admitted with a history of chronic hoarseness. With a presumptive diagnosis of papilloma of the larynx, some biopsies were performed. The histopathologic exmamintaions suggested laryngeal tuberculosis. Additional examinations revealed a positive tubercullin test, diffuse infiltrates on both lungs and positive acid fast bacilli. Her condition improved after chemotherapy administration.