Subglottic stenosis in Erdheim-Chester disease: a previously unrecognized site of involvement.
We describe a case of laryngeal stenosis secondary to an etiology not previously described. A patient with Erdheim-Chester disease presented with airway obstruction and was found to have subglottic stenosis. Biopsy results confirmed Erdheim-Chester nodules as the cause of the obstruction. This case illustrates the need for biopsy to rule out malignancy and less common etiologies of subglottic stenosis.
Freed
Gary L
GL
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia 23507, USA.
Sinacori
John T
JT
D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D031249:Erdheim-Chester Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy / Q000379:methods; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed