ABSTRACT
We present 2 cases of laryngeal abscesses in the paraglottic space. We revise the existing literature in relation with this nowadays rare entity that requires a quick diagnosis and treatment as it is a fast life threatening disease.
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Abscess , Laryngitis , Abscess/diagnosis , Abscess/drug therapy , Abscess/surgery , Amoxicillin/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use , Ciprofloxacin/therapeutic use , Clavulanic Acid/therapeutic use , Combined Modality Therapy , Drainage , Drug Therapy, Combination/therapeutic use , Emergencies , Humans , Laryngitis/diagnosis , Laryngitis/drug therapy , Laryngitis/surgery , Lymph Node Excision , Male , Methylprednisolone/therapeutic use , Middle Aged , Postoperative Complications , Thyroidectomy , Tobramycin/therapeutic use , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Tracheostomy , Tracheotomy , Vocal Cord Paralysis/etiologyABSTRACT
We report an extraotic infection by a relatively new pathogen, Turicella otitidis, which to ur knowledge has not been described elsewhere. It was isolated from a cervical abscess in a 7-year-old boy. The clinical and microbiological features of this infection are reviewed.
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Abscess/diagnostic imaging , Abscess/microbiology , Cervical Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging , Cervical Vertebrae/microbiology , Corynebacterium Infections/complications , Aerobiosis , Child , Humans , Male , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
The clinical case of a 59-year-old male with neck rhabdomyosarcoma is reported. The literature is reviewed for the epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of this infrequent sarcoma.
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Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology , Rhabdomyosarcoma/pathology , Combined Modality Therapy , Head and Neck Neoplasms/therapy , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prognosis , Rhabdomyosarcoma/therapyABSTRACT
A case occurring in a 62 year-old male with a xantomatous infiltrate taking the pharyngolarynx is reported. Basic features of xantomatosis are described as other manifestations encountered in the ENT-area.
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Larynx/physiopathology , Pharynx/physiopathology , Xanthomatosis/physiopathology , Humans , Larynx/surgery , Male , Middle Aged , Pharynx/surgery , Xanthomatosis/surgeryABSTRACT
A case of laryngeal fibrolipoma, a rare tumor, is presented. The histopathology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and related literature are reviewed.
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Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms/pathology , Hypopharynx/pathology , Lipoma/pathology , Female , Humans , Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms/surgery , Hypopharynx/surgery , Laryngoscopy , Lipoma/diagnosis , Lipoma/surgery , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) is a rare entity of uncertain cause which commonly presents as a lymphoadenopathy unresponsive to antibiotic therapy. Although usually it follows a benign self-limited course KFD has been repeatedly misdiagnosed as lymphoma. With this new case data about the etiology and clinical trend of KFD are added. Review of the literature.
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Lymphadenitis/diagnosis , Otolaryngology , Child , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , HumansABSTRACT
A few cases have been reported wherein an exophthalmos can be induced voluntarily and spontaneously. In most cases these have been due to the protrusion of the eye by pressure from behind by blood or air. In many of these cases relaxation of the fascial supports and atrophy of the orbital tissue make enophthalmos alternate with the protrusion. A dehiscence of the medial orbital wall or the establishment of emphisema may also produce a voluntary proptosis, the eye being propelled forwards by air when the intranasal pressure is voluntarily raised. We present here two cases of this peculiar complication of ethmoidal disease, discussing several aspects from the etiology and differential diagnosis of this condition.
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Ethmoid Sinus , Exophthalmos/etiology , Adult , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Paranasal Sinus Diseases/complicationsABSTRACT
Presenting the case of a massive chondrosarcoma arising from the nasal cavity. The related literature comprises less than 150 chondrosarcomas originated on the facial skeleton. The AA. discuss the protean manifestations of this kind of tumor and emphasize the aggressive therapy required. Correlation is made with the existing body of information regarding this entity.
