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ArticleThe Laryngoscope2019

Chronic laryngitis caused by Mycobacterium Kansasii in a traveler.

Bethany Lehman, Gary W Procop, Valeria Silva Merea, Susan M Harrington, Steven D Mawhorter, Michael S Benninger

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In one paragraph

Article in The Laryngoscope, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Case reports in infectious diseases · 2025
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  2. NasopharyngealInfection and drug resistance · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bethany LehmanDepartment of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6308-0851
Gary W ProcopDepartment of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Valeria Silva MereaDepartment of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, U.S.A.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6500-8172
Susan M HarringtonDepartment of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Steven D MawhorterDepartment of Infectious Disease, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
Michael S BenningerHead and Neck Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1908-397X
Cleveland Clinic · USMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

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.

Indexed as

Mycobacterium kansasiiTravel-Related IllnessChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansLaryngitisMiddle AgedMycobacterium Infections, NontuberculousChronic laryngitisMycobacterium kansasii

Identifiers

PMID30912581
PMCPMC8610765
OpenAlexW2924146479

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