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Crohn's disease of the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Gerard J. Gianoli  and
Robert H. Miller
Gerard J. Gianoli*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Robert H. Miller
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
*
Gerard J. Gianoli, M.D.,Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. Fax: (504) 582-7846
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Abstract

Extraintestinal involvement of Crohn's disease is becoming more readily identified. Laryngeal involvement by Crohn's disease, however, has been reported in only five cases in the medical literature. We present the sixth case as well as an analysis of the prior reports.

Keywords

Crohn diseaseLaryngeal diseases
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 7 , July 1994 , pp. 596 - 598
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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