Referred headache of rhinogenic origin in the absence of sinusitis.

Nasal signs and symptoms commonly accompany cephalgia in some headache syndromes. Head pain associated with sinusitis is also fairly well-recognized. However, referred cephalgia of rhinogenic origin, in the absence of sinonasal symptoms or disease, is poorly understood.

Anterior cricoid split for subglottic stenosis: experience at the Children's Hospital of New Jersey.

Twenty-five children with acquired and congenital subglottic stenosis (SGS) were managed with the anterior cricoid split (ACS) operation at the authors' institution from September 1987 to January 1990. Ages ranged from 2.5 months to 5.

Recurrent acute suppurative thyroiditis.

Recurrent acute left-sided suppurative thyroiditis was observed and treated in an eight-year-old girl. Barium swallow performed after the third episode revealed the presence of a pyriform sinus fistula extending to the upper pole of the left lobe. Despite resection of the fistula, she relapsed for a fourth time.

Fibrous histiocytomas of the soft palate.

Fibrous histiocytomas (FHs) of the oral cavity are exceedingly rare. We report a case of fibrous histiocytoma located in the soft palate of an 11-year-old male. A review of the English literature shows only 4 previously reported cases in this location.