Abstract:
Romania has the highest notification rate of tuberculosis
(TB) in the European Union, five times the reported
average. Nonetheless, the incidence of laryngeal
tuberculosis (LTB) is low, most cases being diagnosed
only in the large medical centers of the country. The
absence of pathognomonic symptoms of TB and the
modification of its clinical pattern often lead to mistaken
or late diagnosis, with late treatment, which increases
the contagious risk. We report a case of LTB in an HIV-
negative female patient, 55 years old, with ulcerative
laryngeal injuries and active pulmonary tuberculosis,
in the absence of other non-tuberculous conditions.
