Velopharyngeal incompetence in a patient with multifocal eosinophilic granuloma (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease).
The diagnosis and management of velopharyngeal insufficiency in a 16-year-old boy with multifocal eosinophilic granuloma (Hand-Schüller-Christian disease) is described. Medical history, speech and velopharyngeal valving information, and the results of clinical management are presented.
D000293:Adolescent; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013070:Speech Therapy; D014681:Velopharyngeal Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy