1/14. Laryngeal amyloidosis with laryngocele.Both laryngocele and laryngeal amyloidosis are uncommon, and simultaneous occurrences of these entities are extremely rare. A case of laryngeal amyloidosis with laryngocele in which the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the larynx, clearly demonstrating both disease processes, is discussed. diagnosis is confirmed by histopathologic specimens. Only two cases have been reported in the world literature, and this is the third case of laryngeal amyloidosis associated with laryngocele.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = world (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/14. Laryngeal hirudiniasis: an unusual cause of airway obstruction and hemoptysis.Cases of childhood hemoptysis are rare and usually result from foreign body aspiration or congenital heart or lung diseases. However, human hirudiniasis due to the leech still exists, and could involve the upper airways after drinking infested water from quiet streams and pools. We report the case of a 6-year-old child who presented suffocating at the emergency room after having been misdiagnosed and treated for asthma over a 1-month period. His mother reported he had had recurrent hemoptysis, as well. The child inadvertently drank leech-infested water in a rural area of northern syria. Surgical removal of the leech resulted in prompt resolution of the symptoms. Although laryngeal hirudiniasis is rare in the developed world, it remains a possible cause of childhood airway obstruction, hemoptysis, and anemia which needs to be considered in patients with a suggestive history.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = world (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/14. laryngocele: a rare complication of surgical tracheostomy.BACKGROUND: A laryngocele is usually a cystic dilatation of the laryngeal saccule. The etiology behind its occurrence is still unclear, but congenital and acquired factors have been implicated in its development. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a rare case of laryngocele occurring in a 77-year-old Caucasian woman. The patient presented with one month history of altered voice, no other associated symptoms were reported. The medical history of the patient included respiratory failure secondary to childhood polio at the age of ten; the airway management included a surgical tracheostomy.Flexible naso-laryngoscopy revealed a soft mass arising from the posterior pharyngeal wall obscuring the view of the posterior commissure and vocal folds. The shape of the mass altered with respiration and on performing valsalva maneuver. A plain lateral neck radiograph revealed a large air filled sac originating from the laryngeal cartilages and extending along the posterior pharyngeal wall. The patient was then treated by endoscopic laser marsupialization and reviewed annually.We discuss the complications of tracheostomy and the pathophysiology of laryngoceles and in particular the likely aetiological factors in this case. CONCLUSION: A laryngocele presenting in a female patient with tracheostomy is extremely rare and has not been to date reported in the world literature. A local mechanical condition may be the determinant factor in the pathogenesis of the disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = world (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/14. leishmaniasis donovani presenting as an isolated lesion in the larynx.A case of leishmaniasis of the larynx caused by leishmania donovani occurring in a 42-year-old man is reported. The oral cavity and the upper respiratory tract are commonly involved in mucocutaneous American leishmaniasis, but are less frequently reported in the 'Old World'. The primary and isolated location in the larynx is exceptional. The immunoperoxidase technique using antisera to anti-L. donovani is a useful method to identify the parasite.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 18993.573677997keywords = leishmaniasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/14. Laryngopyocele as a cause of airway obstruction.Symptomatic laryngoceles are unusual lesions. Laryngopyoceles are even more unusual, with a total of 32 cases reported in the world literature. Two cases of laryngopyocele presenting as airway obstruction are described along with a review of the anatomy, etiology, clinical course, and management of this lesion. An argument is made supporting the resection of the symptomatic laryngocele to prevent the rapid respiratory obstruction that may occur in the presence of a laryngopyocele.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = world (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/14. Malakoplakia of the larynx.The first case of malakoplakia of the larynx in the world literature is reported. The soft raised plaques were removed from a 61-year-old white male, who was a heavy smoker and complained of hoarseness, but was otherwise in good general condition. From the follow-up of our patient, it is concluded that malakoplakia is not of particularly bad prognosis when affecting the larynx, and that simple local excision seems to be enough to produce cure. On these grounds, the laryngologists should be aware of the entity and consider it when dealing with raised nodules or plaques in the larynx, while the pathologists should be alert to look for the Michaelis-Gutman bodies, when encountered with peculiar histiocytic reactions anywhere in the body, even in the larynx.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = world (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/14. Primary eosinophilic granuloma of the larynx.A rare case of primary eosinophilic granuloma of the larynx in a 49-year-old man is reported. The patient remains asymptomatic after a follow-up of three years. This is the third case reported in the world literature.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = world (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/14. Laryngeal leishmaniasis.A patient suffering from persistent hoarseness was eventually shown to have laryngeal leishmaniasis. The incubation period for the disease must have been at least 16 years, following infection in Southern europe. Mucosal leishmaniasis is rare in the Eastern hemisphere, and laryngeal leishmaniasis has not previously been reported in the UK. Previous Mediterranean cases have run a similar chronic course and have caused diagnostic difficulty, in particular being mistaken for malignancy. Treatment with aminosidine was ineffective, but the patient responded to liposomal amphotericin.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 66477.507872989keywords = leishmaniasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/14. Laryngeal leishmaniasis as initial opportunistic disease in hiv infection.A case of laryngeal leishmaniasis, with symptoms of hoarseness and odinophagia which had developed over the past year, is presented. Clinical features and histological findings are discussed. Visceral leishmaniasis is increasingly associated with hiv infection and some authors have suggested the possibility of including it as a diagnostic criterium for AIDS in hiv-positive patients. When any case of leishmaniasis presents atypical clinical features, localization or treatment response in endemic areas, hiv infection should be ruled out.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 66477.507872989keywords = leishmaniasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/14. Two cases of laryngeal leishmaniasis in patients infected with hiv.A high incidence of visceral leishmaniasis has been documented in hiv-infected patients in endemic areas. In these patients, atypical locations and a chronic course of the disease are more frequent. Two AIDS patients with laryngeal leishmaniasis are reported. These cases are believed to be the first of this type documented in the literature. The possible pathogenic mechanisms of the disease are discussed. infection with leishmania donovani may eventually be described for every organ containing phagocytic cells.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 56980.72103399keywords = leishmaniasis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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