Diseases of the ear, throat and nose (otolaryngology)

Scleroma of the larynx: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Scleroma is a chronic, specific inflammatory process in the mucosa of airways with predominant localization in the nasal and laryngeal cavities (according to international statistics, 60% in the nasal cavity and 39% in the larynx).

Syphilis of larynx

Syphilis of the larynx is observed much less often than the nose or pharynx. Very rarely the larynx is affected by congenital syphilis.

Gyratory congenital stridor: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

A guttural congenital stridor is a syndrome that appears immediately after birth or during the first weeks of a newborn's life. This syndrome is characterized by a pronounced impairment of the respiratory function of the larynx, accompanied by a stridiform sound.

Laryngocele: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Laryngotsele is a racemous, air-containing tumor that develops at the level of the ventricles of the larynx with a certain predisposition to this defect. This formation is rare, mainly in men in middle age.

Chronic laryngitis

By banal chronic laryngitis means a superficial diffuse nonspecific inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa with a prolonged course and periodic exacerbations in the form of catarrhal inflammation.

Laryngitis with glanders: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Sap - an infectious disease of animals and humans, characterized by the development of septicopyemia with damage to the skin, mucous membrane and other organs and tissues.

Anthrax laryngitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Along with the basic forms of anthrax (cutaneous, pulmonary and intestinal), this disease can primarily manifest as a lesion of the upper respiratory tract, including the pharynx and larynx.

Aphthous laryngitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Aphthous laryngitis is manifested by rash on the mucous membrane of the pharynx and larynx of small superficial erosions covered with fibrinous coating, first yellowish, then gray, surrounded by a bright red border.

Erysipelous laryngitis

Erysipelous laryngitis, primarily in the larynx, is extremely rare and mainly has a downward character in the erysipelas of the pharynx. Clinically manifested by the same signs as the phlegmon of the larynx, so some authors treat this disease as a hyperreactive streptococcal laryngitis.

Herpetic lesions of the larynx

Herpetic lesions of the larynx are on a par with such lesions of the pharynx. For example, these diseases include the so-called summer flu (the name adopted in the US), provoked by Coxsackie viruses

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