A Case of Primary Tuberculous Laryngitis in New York City.

Tuberculous laryngitis occurs in less than 1% of all tuberculosis cases. Patients usually present with dysphonia, but the insidious nature of the disease and the broad differential diagnoses often lead to missed or delayed diagnosis. In the United States, it is rare and regrettably requires several patient visits before the correct diagnosis is made. We report a case of primary tuberculous laryngitis from our hospital, which was successfully diagnosed and treated, but after a delay of more than 2 months. We emphasize that in patients presenting with prolonged dysphonia physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion, obtain a thorough epidemiologic history, and liaise with pathologists in order to correctly diagnose this disease. Copyright (C) 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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