LARYNGEAL RHINOSPORIDIOSIS – AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF HOARSENESS

[Laryngeal amyloidosis: a rare cause of hoarseness].

INTRODUCTION The larynx is a rare site of deposition for amyloidosis. Diagnosis may be delayed and evoked in patients with prolonged hoarseness. We have reported two cases of laryngeal amyloidosis. EXEGESIS One man and one woman suffered from hoarseness during one and three years, respectively. Laryngoscopic examination showed diffuse infiltration of the larynx. Amyloidosis was confirmed by t...

An Unusual Cause of Dysphonia with Hemoptysis: A Laryngeal Live Leech

Introduction: Foreign bodies in the upper airway are one of the most challenging otolaryngology emergencies and have various presentations depending on their physical properties and location. Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic worms that vary in color, length, and shape. They usually reside in fresh-water streams and lakes. When rural untreated water is drunk, leeches may localize in the...

Primary cutaneous rhinosporidiosis: an unusual lesion with an unusual presentation.

To cite: Tubachi P, Naalla R, Koduru V, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2015-209596 DESCRIPTION A 60-year-old man presented with painless progressively enlarging multiple cutaneous nodules for the past 6 months. On examination, multiple nodular cutaneous lesions were noted over the anterior abdominal wall, right popliteal region, right arm,...

The "closed-airway sneeze": an unusual cause of laryngeal fracture.

Hoarseness: an unusual presentation of primary thyroid lymphoma with laryngeal infiltration.

Primary thyroid lymphoma is a relatively rare disease of the thyroid gland. PTL represents approximately 1%--5% of thyroid malignancies and less than 2% of extra nodal lymphomas: the prognosis is generally good.1 Thyroid lymphomas are more common in women with a predominance of 3--4:1.2 The main clinical manifestation is a rapidly enlarging thyroid mass, commonly in the seventh decade. Approxim...