Crack cocaine burns of the larynx.
Burn injuries of the larynx are a previously unrecognized complication of cocaine abuse. The clinical presentations and magnetic resonance imaging findings of two patients are presented. Recognition of this entity is important to avoid errors in diagnosis and in management.
Snyderman
C
C
Department of Otolaryngology, Eye and Ear Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213.
Weissmann
J
J
Tabor
E
E
Curtin
H
H
D000328:Adult; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*
D003042:Cocaine