Causative Antigens and Laryngeal Findings of Perennial Laryngeal Allergy

CT findings of laryngeal tuberculosis: comparison to laryngeal carcinoma.

PURPOSE Our goal was to describe the appearance of laryngeal tuberculosis using CT, with the intent of identifying features distinguishing laryngeal tuberculosis and carcinoma. METHOD CT scans of 12 patients with laryngeal tuberculosis were analyzed retrospectively. Clinical symptoms, laryngoscopic exams, and presence of pulmonary tuberculosis on chest radiographs were also reviewed. RESULT...

Opium Addiction and Risk of Laryngeal and Esophageal Carcinoma

Introduction: Cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption have a well-known effect on the development of upper aerodigestive tract carcinomas, but such a role for opium is questionable. This study was designed to assess the correlation between opium inhalation and cancer of the larynx and upper esophagus. Materials and Methods: Fifty eight patients with laryngeal cancer, ninety eight patients wit...

Isolated Laryngeal Amyloidosis

Laryngeal tuberculosis presenting as laryngeal carcinoma.

Tuberculosis (TB) accounts for the highest number of mortalities among infectious diseases worldwide. Laryngeal TB is an extremely rare presentation of TB. It has many similarities to laryngeal carcinoma, one of the three most common cancers among males in the city, with an age standardized rate of 8.6. The associated risk factors of laryngeal carcinoma i.e. smoking, paan, betel nut usage and a...

Videostroboscopic findings in unilateral superior laryngeal nerve paralysis and paresis.

OBJECTIVES Our aim was to present laryngovideostroboscopic findings in unilateral superior laryngeal nerve paresis and paralysis. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective case review, academic voice clinic. METHODS Blinded retrospective review of videostroboscopic recordings from cases confirmed by laryngeal electromyography. RESULTS Three cases of unilateral superior laryngeal nerve paresi...