ABSTRACT
The authors present one case of systemic lupus erythematosus associated with paralysis of the larynx and spontaneous expulsion of the arytenoid cartilage followed by healing. Two cases of chronic atrophic polychondritis are also presented, and the diagnostic and therapeutic criteria of the disease are discussed.
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Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic/complications , Polychondritis, Relapsing/diagnosis , Respiratory Tract Diseases/diagnosis , Vocal Cord Paralysis/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Sulfones/therapeutic useSubject(s)
Cholesteatoma/diagnosis , Maxillary Sinus , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Paranasal Sinus Diseases/diagnosisABSTRACT
Generalised cortical hyperostosis is a rare disease. In our own field it involves the lower jaw and the skull. Certain nerves, including the facial, may be compressed as a result. This condition behaves genetically in a recessive or dominant manner.
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Facial Paralysis/genetics , Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/complications , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Facial Nerve , Facial Paralysis/etiology , Female , Humans , Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/diagnosis , Hyperostosis, Cortical, Congenital/genetics , Male , Mandible/diagnostic imaging , Nerve Compression Syndromes/etiology , Pedigree , Radiography , Skull/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
The proper treatment for these stenosis is the "evolutive calibrage" which takes advantage of the normal growth of the larynx with no risk of aggravation.
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Laryngostenosis/surgery , Postoperative Complications , Age Factors , Child , Dilatation , Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Methods , Time FactorsABSTRACT
A carotid glomus is, classically, a firm, non-pulsatile tumor situated just behind the carotid bifurcation. Erreurs are possible: -- the tumor may be pulsatile, -- the site impossible to define if the tumor is large. Carotid arteriography is essential, in the case of a glomus tumor showing widening of the carotid bifurcation. Treatment is surgical, with possible ablation or reconstruction of the carotid axis. Such surgery must be performed in a specialized centre.
