TY - JOUR T1 - Examination of 41 cases of laryngeal tuberculosis observed between 1975-1985 JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 731 LP - 732 DO - 10.1183/09031936.93.02080731 VL - 2 IS - 8 AU - F Galietti AU - GE Giorgis AU - G Gandolfi AU - A Astesiano AU - C Miravalle AU - A Ardizzi AU - G Favata AU - D Miscioscia Y1 - 1989/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/2/8/731.abstract N2 - Forty one cases of laryngeal tuberculosis, accounting for 0.8% of all cases of tuberculosis observed in 1975-1985, are evaluated. The mean age was 53 yrs, the male/female ratio 9:1. In all cases current or earlier pulmonary tuberculosis was noted. The laryngeal sites affected were, in order of frequency: true vocal cords, epiglottis, false cords and laryngeal ventricles, arytenoid and interarytenoid area, subglottic area. The patients were usually treated with isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol for 6-12 months. Two cases required excision of laryngeal lesions. The results of chemotherapy were good. ER -