Laryngeal manifestations of relapsing polychondritis and a novel treatment option

Journal of Voice

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 587-589

  Childs, Lesley F ^a   Rickert, Scott ^a   Wengerman, Oscar C ^a   Lebovics, Robert ^a   Blitzer, Andrew ^a  

^a New York Head & Neck Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngotracheal disease; Relapsing polychondritis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; BAMBOO NODULE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC COUGH; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FIBER OPTICS; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; LARYNX DISORDER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PULSED POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; RELAPSING POLYCHONDRITIS; REVIEW; SPASMODIC DYSPHONIA; STRIDOR; SUBGLOTTIC STENOSIS; TRACHEA RECONSTRUCTION; VOCAL CORD;

EID: 84865861224     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: 18734588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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