Acute Airway Obstruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ana María  Maeso-Plaza; Francisco Jose Maria  Salgado; Ignacio  Arístegui

doi:10.4172/2161-119X.1000282

ISSN: 2161-119X

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Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 2016, Vol 6(6): 282
DOI: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000282

Acute Airway Obstruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ana MarÃa Maeso-Plaza^*, Francisco Jose Maria Salgado and Ignacio ArÃstegui: Department of ENT, Hospital Universitario de Mostoles, Móstoles, Madrid, , Spain

^*Corresponding Author : Ana MarÃa Maeso-Plaza, Department of ENT, Hospital Universitario de Mostoles, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain, Tel: 0034670675269, Email: anammaeso@hotmail.com

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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