Larynx tuberculosis
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| A16.4 | Larynx tuberculosis |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
As laryngeal tuberculosis a is tuberculosis in the area of the larynx and in particular the vocal cords and ventricular bands , respectively.
Until the introduction of tuberculostatics , it was the most common and most painful consequence of pulmonary tuberculosis .
Ulcers , lymphangitis, and edema often form . The patient suffers early from hoarseness and swallowing pain.
See also
literature
- Jörg-Michael Kretschmar: The pathology and therapy of the larynx tuberculosis in the 19th and 20th centuries. Dissertation, Heidelberg 2002 [1]
