Acute Airway Obstruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published Date: Dec 27, 2016
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis is cause of laryngeal stridor. This symptom may occur as a result of the upper airway edema or adduction defects of the vocal folds (with/without cricoarytenoid joint involvement). Others manifestations of this inflammatory disease in the laryngeal level are hoarseness, cough, respiratory distress, foreign body sensation, dysphagia or odynophagia
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