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BMJ Case Reports Jun 2020
Topics: Adult; Animals; Humans; Male; Pharyngeal Diseases; Rhinosporidiosis; Rhinosporidium
PubMed: 32554456
DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236404 -
The British Journal of General Practice... Sep 2003
Topics: Esophageal Diseases; Esophagitis, Peptic; Esophagogastric Junction; Humans; Pharyngeal Diseases
PubMed: 15103872
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International Journal of Chronic... 2015Patients with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may have swallowing dysfunction.
BACKGROUND
Patients with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), may have swallowing dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE
The aim of this investigation was to evaluate the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing in patients with COPD.
METHODS
We studied 16 patients with clinical manifestations and pulmonary function tests diagnosis of COPD (mean age: 68 years) and 15 nonsmoking healthy volunteers (mean age: 65 years) with normal pulmonary function tests. All subjects were submitted to clinical and videofluoroscopic evaluation of swallowing. Each subject performed in duplicate swallows of 5 mL and 10 mL of liquid bolus, paste bolus, and a solid bolus.
RESULTS
In general, the duration of the events of the pharyngeal phase of swallowing was longer in COPD patients than controls. The difference was significant in the laryngeal vestibular closure, hyoid movement, and pharyngeal transit with swallows of both volumes of liquid bolus; in oral-pharyngeal transit with 5 mL paste bolus; and in pharyngeal and oral-pharyngeal transit with solid bolus. The difference between the duration of maximal laryngeal elevation and the duration of pharyngeal transit was higher in control subjects than in patients with COPD.
CONCLUSION
The results suggested that patients with COPD have a longer pharyngeal swallowing phase than normal subjects, which is associated with a decrease in the difference between the duration of maximal laryngeal elevation and the duration of pharyngeal transit.
Topics: Aged; Case-Control Studies; Deglutition; Deglutition Disorders; Female; Fluoroscopy; Gastrointestinal Transit; Humans; Larynx; Male; Middle Aged; Pharynx; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Time Factors; Video Recording
PubMed: 25784795
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S74945 -
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 2018
Topics: Chronic Disease; Cough; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Laryngeal Diseases; Laryngopharyngeal Reflux; Pharyngeal Diseases; Vagus Nerve Diseases
PubMed: 29853310
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2018.04.001 -
Proceedings of the Royal Society of... Jun 1968
Topics: Animals; Diagnosis, Differential; Dogs; Female; Humans; Male; Nose; Nose Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Pharyngeal Diseases; Respiration; Sleep; Sleep Deprivation; Stress, Physiological; Tonsillar Neoplasms
PubMed: 5662208
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The British Journal of Radiology Dec 2012We review the appearance of scleroma in the head and neck on imaging. Scleroma is a chronic granulomatous disease that primarily affects the nasal cavity, but the... (Review)
Review
We review the appearance of scleroma in the head and neck on imaging. Scleroma is a chronic granulomatous disease that primarily affects the nasal cavity, but the pharynx and larynx may also be involved. On imaging, nasal scleroma appears as bilateral or unilateral expanded homogeneous nasal masses that may exhibit hyperintense signal on T(1) weighted images. Pharyngeal scleroma commonly narrows the pharyngeal lumen and may involve the soft and hard palate. Imaging is essential to detect the extent of subglottic stenosis in patients with laryngeal scleroma. Rarely, scleroma may involve the orbit or the middle ear. Imaging is essential for the early diagnosis of scleroma and for differentiating it from other granulomatous and neoplastic lesions. Also, imaging is important for treatment planning and follow-up of patients after therapy.
Topics: Bone Diseases; Diagnosis, Differential; Ear Diseases; Ear, Middle; Early Diagnosis; Head; Humans; Laryngeal Diseases; Lymphatic Diseases; Mouth Diseases; Neck; Nose Diseases; Orbital Diseases; Pharyngeal Diseases; Rhinoscleroma; Skull Base
PubMed: 22898154
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/15189057 -
Archives of Disease in Childhood Oct 1991Of 31 children with retropharyngeal abscess treated at this hospital between 1954 and 1990, 17 (55%) were 12 months old or less and 10 (32%) less than 6 months. Three of...
Of 31 children with retropharyngeal abscess treated at this hospital between 1954 and 1990, 17 (55%) were 12 months old or less and 10 (32%) less than 6 months. Three of these 10 children were neonates, only one of whom had a predisposing congenital lesion. Fourteen children (45%) had a preceding upper respiratory illness and four (13%) had a prior history of pharyngeal trauma or ingestion of a foreign body. In children less than 1 year old the clinical presentation was usually classical with fever, neck swelling, stridor, and pharyngeal swelling. Significantly fewer children over 1 year had neck swelling and no child over 3 years old had stridor. A lateral radiograph of the neck, when performed, had a sensitivity of 88% in diagnosis. Bacteria isolated included pure growths of Staphylococcus aureus (25%), klebsiella species (13%), group A streptococcus (8%), and a mixture of Gram negative and anaerobic organisms (38%). There were two deaths. In six cases (24%) the abscess recurred necessitating further surgical drainage.
Topics: Abscess; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Klebsiella Infections; Male; Pharyngeal Diseases; Pharynx; Staphylococcal Infections
PubMed: 1953008
DOI: 10.1136/adc.66.10.1227 -
The New England Journal of Medicine Sep 1999
Review
Topics: Anthrax; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacillus anthracis; Diagnosis, Differential; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Glucocorticoids; Humans; Mediastinal Diseases; Meningitis, Bacterial; Mouth Diseases; Pharyngeal Diseases; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Virulence
PubMed: 10477781
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199909093411107 -
Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology 2007Tuberculosis of the Larynx and pharynx only is rare. However, in the last few years, the number of tuberculosis cases in general have had a dramatic increase, thus...
UNLABELLED
Tuberculosis of the Larynx and pharynx only is rare. However, in the last few years, the number of tuberculosis cases in general have had a dramatic increase, thus increasing the possibility of isolated laryngo-pharyngeal lesions.
AIM
To report a case of isolated laryngo-pharyngeal tuberculosis in a pregnant, immunocompetent host.
CASE REPORT
A 30- year-old pregnant female had complained of odynophagia for the last ten months. There were no other respiratory or systemic symptoms. An oro-pharyngeal granulomatous lesion was found, and the biopsy revealed acid-fast bacilli. There were no clinical or radiologic pulmonary findings. She was submitted successfully to an tuberculosis treatment protocol for nine months.
CONCLUSIONS
The authors point out the epidemiological importance of tuberculosis and the need for a higher degree of suspicion when dealing with uncommon upper airway lesions to make an early diagnosis.
Topics: Adult; Antitubercular Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Humans; Isoniazid; Pharyngeal Diseases; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; Pyrazinamide; Rifampin; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Laryngeal
PubMed: 18278238
DOI: 10.1016/S1808-8694(15)31188-5 -
The American Journal of Tropical... Mar 2019
Topics: Animals; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pharyngeal Diseases; Rhinosporidiosis; Rhinosporidium
PubMed: 30843506
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.18-0903