Laryngopharyngeal Tuberculosis Mimicking Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma

Adam bin Mohamad, Muhamad Nasri Abu Bakar, Arfahiza Selimin, Irfan Mohamad

Abstract


Laryngopharyngeal tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease and usually associated with pulmonary tuberculosis. Mostly, it occurs in adults without BCG vaccination or in immuno-compromised patients (such as AIDS patients). A 34-year-old gentleman with odynophagia and poor oral intake was referred to us to rule out malignancy. Direct laryngoscopy examination revealed ulcerative lesion involving right tonsillar fossa extending downward till right pyriform sinus. Panendoscopy and biopsy was performed. Laryngopharyngeal TB was diagnosed based on the histopathological examination and Ziehl-Neelsen staining.


Keywords


Laryngopharyngeal Tuberculosis, Ziehl-Neelsen staining, odynophagia

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