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Scleroma of the larynx

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. K. Soni
N. K. Soni*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT, Medical College, Kota, India.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr N. K. Soni, 12-A Adarsh Colony, Medical College Road, Bikaner 334003, India.
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Abstract

Twenty-two cases of rhinoscleroma were studied to determine the involvementof the larynx. The study revealed that scieroma affected the larynx in 40 per cent of cases. In the larynx, scleromatous lesions were found in the subglottic region and the disease was observed in stages i.e. atrophic, granulomatous (proliferative i.e. nodular) and afibrotic or sclerotic (scarring) stage as found in the nose. The role of laryngological examination is established in the diagnosis of asymptomatic and early laryngeal lesions and in assessing response to initial treatment. Extensive granulomatous lesions were treated by open excision by the laryngofissure approach which was found to be the best method resulting in a quick recovery without any evidence of subglottic stenosis. The disease as a whole is discussed in the light of available literature.

Keywords

RhinosderomaLarynx
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , May 1997 , pp. 438 - 440
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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