ABSTRACT
The Forestier's disease is an skeletal idiopathy described by this A. and Rotés Querol, in 1950, characterized by the systemic ossification in variable degree of the vertebral column. The neck localization can produce pharyngeal or laryngeal symptoms, due to the compression of the structures of the neighbourhood. So was the case recorded which being symptomless remain untreated. Survey of today's literature on the subject so as diagnosis, pathophysiology and its management.
Subject(s)
Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal/complications , Voice Disorders/etiology , Aged , Cervical Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging , Cervical Vertebrae/pathology , Humans , Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal/diagnostic imaging , Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal/pathology , Male , RadiographyABSTRACT
Though rare the malignant otitis externa must be borne in mind because in its precocious diagnosis is based the success of the management. Elderly people, diabetics and immunodepressed are especially exposed. The CAT is basic in order to detect the spreading of the process. The patient being admitted at a Medical center, the antibiotherapy started at once with Ceftazidine, 2 g every 12 hours via i.v. The exeresis of the e.e.ca proves sometimes necessary after control of the infection. This procedure assures the healing and prevent the recurrences some times seen. But when infection disappears owing to the success of the antibiotherapy in 2-3 weeks; the culture for Pseudomonas is negative 3 weeks later; and the previous CAT showed no spreading to the tympanal bone, the surgery must be discarded. The process is considered over when the culture for Pseudomonas aeruginosa is negative, but review of the patients is compulsory at least during half a year.
Subject(s)
Otitis Externa/therapy , Pseudomonas Infections/therapy , Aged , Anti-Bacterial Agents , Combined Modality Therapy , Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/complications , Drug Therapy, Combination/therapeutic use , Female , Granuloma/etiology , Granuloma/surgery , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Otitis Externa/diagnosis , Otitis Externa/etiology , Pseudomonas Infections/diagnosis , Pseudomonas Infections/etiologyABSTRACT
The classic Toynbee experiment produce changes in the patency of the Eustachian tube. With the finality of knowing the practicality of this ease maneuver the AA. measure the tympanogram variations during 10 swallowing sequences. The tracings are then confronted with the opening moments. The conclusion drawn out is that it does exist a correlation between the kind of register and the forced aperture of the ostium tubae.
