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Journal of The Korean Society of Laryngology, Phoniatrics and Logopedics 2008;19(1): 43-46. |
| 후두결핵의 임상양상과 진단 |
| 조현진, 소윤경, 손영익 |
| 성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 이비인후과학교실 |
| Clinical Characteristics and Diagnosis of Laryngeal Tuberculosis |
| Hyun-Jin Cho, Yoon-Kyoung So, Young-Ik Son |
| Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center |
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| ABSTRACT |
Background and Objectives
: Clinical suspicion and appropriate diagnostic procedures are essential for the timely management of extrapulmonary type of mycobacterial disease. In the hope of suggesting a suitable guideline for the early diagnosis of laryngeal tuberculosis, the authors reviewed their clinical pathways and the characteristics of patients with laryngeal tuberculosis who were managed in the recent 10 years at a single tertiary referral hospital, Samsung Medical Center. Subjects and Method : Retrospective chart review was performed for the 25 adult patients with laryngeal tuberculosis. Among 25 cases, 12 were pathologically confirmed by laryngeal biopsy and the other 13 were clinically diagnosed by cumulative clinical information; definite laryngitis on laryngoscopy, positive AFB (acid fast bacillus) smear/culture or active pulmonary tuberculosis on chest X-ray, and substantial response to anti-tuberculosis medication.
Results
: Chest X-ray revealed active pulmonary tuberculosis in 72% of patients (N=18/25). Sputum AFB smear/culture was positive in 95% of all tested patients (N=21/22) and in 100% of the tested patients who have stable or no evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis (N=5/5). All patients except one who had coexisting laryngeal malignancy showed considerable improvement in their subjective symptoms and laryngeal findings within the first 2 months of anti-tuberculosis medications and they achieved complete response on subsequent sputum studies, chest X-ray and laryngeal findings after $7.0{pm}2.3$ months of the medications.
Conclusion
: We suggest that chest X-ray and sputum AFB smear/culture to be the first step of work-up for the patients having laryngeal tuberculosis in suspicion since laryngeal tuberculosis is largely associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis and/or sputum AFB study offers high yield even in case of primary laryngeal tuberculosis. However laryngeal biopsy must be considered in case showing unsatisfactory response to the anti-tuberculosis medication for more than 2 months. |
| KEY WORDS：
Laryngeal tuberculosis;Pulmonary tuberculosis;Diagnosis;Laryngeal neoplasms; |
| 중심 단어：
후두결핵;폐결핵 진단;후두암; |
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