Dysphagia as the Presenting Symptom of Laryngeal Tuberculosis

Laryngeal tuberculosis presenting as laryngeal carcinoma.

Tuberculosis (TB) accounts for the highest number of mortalities among infectious diseases worldwide. Laryngeal TB is an extremely rare presentation of TB. It has many similarities to laryngeal carcinoma, one of the three most common cancers among males in the city, with an age standardized rate of 8.6. The associated risk factors of laryngeal carcinoma i.e. smoking, paan, betel nut usage and a...

Dysphagia as a Presenting Symptom of Myasthenia Gravis—Case Report

Dysphagia is a common symptom in otolaryngology, but neuromuscular causes are rarely diagnostic hypotheses to be considered. The Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disease which is characterized by muscle weakness that can affect the muscles of the face, oral cavity, pharynx or esophagus and may present with swallowing disorders. The authors present the case of a 68-year-old man who went to the...

Cardiac tamponade as presenting symptom of tuberculosis.

To cite: Zadra AR, Ripellino P, Barzaghi N. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2014208787 DESCRIPTION A middle age man was admitted to our infectious diseases department with recent weight loss, fever, dyspnoea and palpitations. Blood and urine tests showed only increased C reactive protein and mild anaemia. As the patient’s wife was previously diagno...

"hoarseness as presenting symptom of pediatric laryngeal amyloidosis "

amyloidosis of the upper aerodigestive tract is rare in the pediatric age group. we present two cases of pediatric laryngeal amyloidosis. both of them had hoarseness as the presenting symptom. diagnostic evaluation included flexible nasopharyngoscopy, rigid laryngoscopy, biopsy, computed tomography scan and laboratory tests. the results of congo red staining of the specimen were characteristic ...

Laryngeal involvement as a presenting symptom of systemic lupus erythematosus.