Cricoarytenoid arthritis presenting as croup

Masilamani, Kavitha; Gandhi, Anjum

doi:10.1258/jrsm.2009.090125

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“…The array of symptoms include odynophagia, foreign body sensation, dysphagia, sore throat, lump sensation in the throat, change in voice quality, referred otalgia, and respiratory symptoms [21]. In rare cases, patients with RA may also present with symptoms of croup [22]. The change in voice quality in patients with RA may vary from mild roughness to complete—aphonia.…”

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Laryngeal Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hamdan

Sarieddine

2013

Autoimmune Diseases

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Rheumatoid arthritis is a destructive autoimmune disease that affects 3% of the adult population. It is characterized by the formation of both articular and extra-articular lesions with predilection for small joints. There are ubiquitous reports on the head and neck manifestations of RA with emphasis on the larynx. The laryngeal presenting features of this systemic disease may mimic a plethora of medical conditions, inflammatory and neoplastic. The main phonatory and respiratory symptoms are often subtle and misleading. This paper represents a literature review of the laryngeal manifestations of RA with emphasis on the clinical symptoms, laryngeal findings, diagnosis, and treatment. An early diagnosis of laryngeal involvement may prevent drastic complications.

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Laryngeal Manifestations of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Hamdan

Sarieddine

2013

Autoimmune Diseases

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“…Other symptoms that should alert one to the possibility of CAJA include foreign body sensation in the throat, dyspnea and pain radiating to one or both ears. Upper airway obstruction with stridor is relatively uncommon but should imply an urgent airway management [ 9 , 10 , 12 ]. With regard to diagnosis, low-voltage radiographs, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are useful for detecting upper airway obstruction, if present, and the diagnosis of CAJA can be confirmed by laryngoscopy, as in our case.…”

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Cricoarytenoid joint arthritis: a possible complication of dermatomyositis

Farah¹,

Tabesh²,

Okais³

et al. 2020

PAMJ

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Cricoarytenoid joint arthritis is most frequently reported in Rheumatoid Arthritis and in other systemic diseases such as Sjogren’s syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Ankylosing Arthritis, Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, and autoimmune hepatitis but it has not been reported in dermatomyositis. In this paper, we report the case of a 43 years-old woman treated for dermatomyositis who presented with hoarseness and severe odynophagia. The laryngoscopy revealed the presence of an extensive white swelling of the left cricoarytenoid joint with reduced mobility of the left vocal cord, consistent with left cricoarytenoid joint arthritis, which has not previously been described in dermatomyositis to our knowledge. Treatment with high doses of prednisone produced a complete resolution of the laryngeal symptoms.

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“…Following your recent case report ‘Cricoarytenoid arthritis presenting as croup’ 1 we felt it important to highlight some important points that arise.…”

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