RESUMO
Ten established cases of lepromatous leprosy with laryngeal involvement are reported, and their clinical and histopathological findings are discussed with a brief review of the literature.
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Doenças da Laringe/patologia , Hanseníase/patologia , Adulto , Idoso , Cartilagem Aritenoide/patologia , Tosse , Epiglote/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Laringoscopia , Laringe/patologia , Hansenostáticos/uso terapêutico , Hanseníase/complicações , Hanseníase/tratamento farmacológico , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prega Vocal/patologiaRESUMO
The histological findings in laryngeal biopsies and local clinical findings in thirty cases of leprosy have been reported in detail. It is emphasised that in areas where there is significant incidence of leprosy, laryngeal involvement may be expected even in the absence of local clinical manifestations and be got confirmed by histological examination and demonstration of acid-fast bacilli. Further, histological appearance may not be very characteristic at the outset. The observations made by previous authors have been reviewed and discussed.
Assuntos
Laringe/patologia , Hanseníase/patologia , Adulto , Epiglote/patologia , Feminino , Humanos , Cartilagens Laríngeas/patologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prega Vocal/patologiaRESUMO
The histological findings in laryngeal biopsies and local clinical findings in thirty cases of leprosy have been reported in detail. It is emphasised that in areas where there is significant incidence of leprosy, laryngeal involvement may be expected even in the absence of local clinical manifestations and be got confirmed by histological examination and demonstration of acid-fast bacilli. Further, histological appearance may not be very characteristic at the outset. The observations made by previous authors have been reviewed and discussed.
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Masculino , Feminino , Humanos , Adulto , Cartilagens Laríngeas/patologia , Epiglote/patologia , Hanseníase/patologia , Laringe/patologia , Prega Vocal/patologiaRESUMO
Five instances of lepromatous leprosy involving lesions of the larynx were encountered among a series of 280 laryngeal lesions. These are briefly described as involving the epiglottis in all cases, vocal cords in two, and extension into the pyriform fossa in one instance.