Literature DB >> 17824485

Emergency in leprosy: involvement of the larynx.

Raul Negrao Fleury1, Frank Duerksen.   

Abstract

We present eight patients with larynx involvement in leprosy. Seven were classified as lepromatous and one was borderline leprosy in reversal reaction. One patient required an emergency tracheostomy and one had an almost complete uppe airway obstruction.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17824485

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Lepr Rev        ISSN: 0305-7518            Impact factor:   0.537


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1.  Laryngeal involvement causing dysphonia in a 29 year old nursing mother with lepromatous leprosy.

Authors:  Sombo Fwoloshi; Sharon Musonda Machona; Victor Mudenda; Owen Ngalamika
Journal:  Pan Afr Med J       Date:  2015-06-23
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