title: Herpes simplex viral laryngitis.
abstract: The true incidence of herpetic infections of the larynx is unknown. This entity may be underreported because of the difficulty in establishing the diagnosis. This report describes an immune-competent patient in whom extubation failed because of mass lesions of the posterior glottis. A biopsy specimen of the lesions revealed herpes simplex virus. We review the clinical presentation and histopathologic findings in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Vrabec
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: West
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D007830:Larynx / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged