List Diseases – L
Laryngomalacia is a developmental defect of the larynx in which the tissues of the vestibule prolapse into its lumen during inspiration, due to their abnormal compliance or as a result of neuromuscular insufficiency of the larynx.
Laryngeal tonsillitis can affect patients of any age, although it is more common in the adult population, typically affecting people between the ages of 18 and 40, although it can be seen in children as young as three years old.
Polyps constitute the most significant part of benign tumors of the larynx. They most often occur in males in adulthood. The causes of their occurrence are the same factors as for singer's nodules.
One of the varieties of laryngeal tumor formations is laryngeal fibroma - a tumor of connective tissue, which is classified as a mesenchymal tumor. The pathology code according to ICD-10 is D14.1.
Edema of the larynx can be of inflammatory and non-inflammatory nature. The former are caused by a toxic infection, the latter - by various diseases based on allergic processes, metabolic disorders, etc.).