Introduction: Acid reflux disease of the larynx has been established as a separate clinical entity in the present day, requiring the nuances of a skilled laryngologist for its early diagnosis and appropriate management. Clinical presentations of laryngopharyngeal reflux disorder may vary from very subtle to mammoth proportions, ranging across a panorama of features like chronic laryngitis, indo...

It has been suggested that reflux laryngitis (RL) is involved in apneas-bradycardias of the newborn. The aim of the present study was to develop a unique RL model in newborn lambs to test the hypothesis that RL enhances the cardiorespiratory components of the laryngeal chemoreflexes (LCR) in the neonatal period. Gastric juice surrogate (2 ml of normal saline solution with HCl pH 2 + pepsin 300 ...

1. Tracheotomy.?Hindu female, out. 36. Has suffered from strumous laryngitis for two years, and had great difficulty of breathing for eight days. Tracheotomy was performed above the isthmus; immediate relief was obtained. The tube was worn for eight days, and the wound healed within a week after its removal. 2. Operations for strangulated hernia?i. Hindu male, cat. 30. Left oblique inguinal her...

A 35-year-old woman presented with dyspnea, recurrent laryngitis and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Laryngoscopic examination revealed a yellow lesion on the anterior site of the left true vocal cord. No abnormal lesions were found in other portions of the larynx. The lesion was biopsied and a histological examination showed numerous foamy cells diffusely presented in the stroma of the specim...

The disease is characterised by clinical signs of the upper respiratory tract, such as a (muco)purulent nasal discharge, hyperaemia of the muzzle (red nose disease) and by conjunctivitis. Signs of general illness are fever, depression, inappetence, abortions and reduced milk yield. The virus can also infect the genital tract and cause pustular vulvovaginitis and balanoposthitis. Postmortem exam...