Introduction And Importance: Pyolaryngocele is a very rare and serious complication of laryngocoele. The clinical presentation can be extremely severe acute epiglottitis with laryngeal dyspnea and major dysphagia. The treatment of choice is surgical excision.
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May 2023
Unlabelled: Esthesioneuroblastoma (ENB) is a rare tumor, arising from the olfactory epithelium. It manifests as an aggressive tumor in the superior aspect of the nasal cavity. Sinonasal symptoms are the most common.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Tuberculosis is a chronic bacterial infection caused by the . Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) accounts for about 20% of cases in immunocompetent patients and 50% of cases in HIV-positive individuals (7). Except for the cervical lymph nodes location, head and neck tuberculosis is rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCoronaviruses can cause multiple systemic infections respiratory complications are the most recognizable symptoms similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Aspiration pneumonia was the most common reason for the Emergency admission of patients with PD.Here we report the case a patient with Parkinson's disease admitted for respiratory insufficiency secondary to Covid-19 and aspiration pneumonia.
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October 2019
Introduction: Acquired nasopharyngeal stenosis after radiotherapy for NPC is rare. We report a case of bilateral choanal stenosis and nasopharygeal stenosis in patient treated with chemo radiotherapy for undifferentieted nasopharnygeal carcinoma.
Case Report: A 68 years old man treated for undifferentiated nasopharyngeal carcinoma with chemo-radiotherapy 10 years before.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol
March 2016
Introduction: Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) is the most common complication after total laryngectomy. Its incidence is extremely variable, with values ranging from 3% and 65%. The management of this problem considerably increases the length and the cost of hospitalization.
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