Leukoplakia or LPR: The Misdiagnosis of Laryngeal Tuberculosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Laryngeal tuberculosis was easily misdiagnosed as acute epiglottitis or leukoplakia because of diffuse swelling of the epiglottis or white lesions over the true vocal cord, especially patients with increasing LTB were misdiagnosed as LPR with the enhancement of LPR awareness among otolaryngologist. Clinicians should be aware of the possibility of LTB for chronic intractable laryngitis with failure treatment of proton pump inhibitor and recurrent acute epiglottitis with foreign body injury. PMID: 31779475 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31779475?dopt=Abstract

Source: Ear, Nose and Throat Journal - November 28, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Lou ZC, Li X Tags: Ear Nose Throat J Source Type: research