Chronic laryngitis caused by Mycobacterium Kansasii in a traveler Journal Article
| Authors: | Lehman, B.; Procop, G. W.; Silva Merea, V.; Harrington, S. M.; Mawhorter, S. D.; Benninger, M. S. |
| Article Title: | Chronic laryngitis caused by Mycobacterium Kansasii in a traveler |
| Abstract: | Chronic laryngitis commonly presents with dysphonia, and infectious causes include tuberculosis and endemic mycoses. We present a 58-year-old female with laryngitis for 5 years, fevers, chills, fatigue, malaise, myalgias, anterior neck pain, and night sweats after multicontinent exposure. Bronchoscopy cultures were negative. Bilateral microflap excision of vocal fold lesions demonstrated thickened epithelium and a deep vocal fold mass. Biopsy showed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation with acid-fast bacilli. Mycobacterium kansasii was identified. Treatment led to improvement in dysphonia, systemic symptoms, and vocal fold irritation. To our knowledge, this is the first case of isolated nontuberculous mycobacterial vocal fold infection. Laryngoscope, 129:2534–2536, 2019. © 2019 The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc. |
| Keywords: | case report; mycobacterium kansasii; chronic laryngitis |
| Journal Title: | Laryngoscope |
| Volume: | 129 |
| Issue: | 11 |
| ISSN: | 0023-852X |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2019-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 2534 |
| End Page: | 2536 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/lary.27952 |
| PUBMED: | 30912581 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC8610765 |
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| Notes: | Source: Scopus |
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