The Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma at One of the Largest Tertiary Care Centers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Context.—: Limited data exist on the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Bilateral vocal fold palsy due to ingested battery in the postcricoid area/proximal esophagus.

Stridor is a common symptom associated with foreign body aspiration. In most cases, this is due to the foreign bodies lodging in the supraglottis, glottis, subglottis, or high extra-thoracic trachea. Infrequently, foreign bodies located in the esophagus cause stridor.

Potential Ototopical Antiseptics for the Treatment of Active Chronic Otitis Media: An In Vitro Evaluation.

Objectives: Primary: to compare, in vitro, the antimicrobial activity of different antiseptic agents versus quinolone drops, against the common organisms of chronic otitis media.Secondary: to examine the possible role of pH on the antimicrobial activity of the antiseptic solutions.

Methods: Three antiseptic powders (boric acid; iodine; and a 1:1 combination of these two) and four solutions (2% boric acid; 2% acetic acid; 3.

The S/Z ratio: a simple and reliable clinical method of evaluating laryngeal function in patients after intubation.

Objectives: 1. To determine the consequences of prolonged intubation on laryngeal function. 2.

Axillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation of an oropharyngeal primary carcinoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: Axillary nodal metastasis is very rare in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The few cases reported in the literature all involve patients who have previously undergone either neck dissection alone, or neck dissection and radiotherapy to the neck, and subsequently develop delayed recurrences of disease, with axillary nodal involvement.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 62-year-old man of Cape Malay ethnicity, who presented with an oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma, and cervical and axillary nodal metastasis at primary presentation.