Emergency in leprosy: involvement of the larynx.
We present eight patients with larynx involvement in leprosy. Seven were classified as lepromatous and one was borderline leprosy in reversal reaction. One patient required an emergency tracheostomy and one had an almost complete uppe airway obstruction.
Fleury
Raul Negrao
RN
Instituto Lauro de Souza Lima, Bauru, S. Paulo, Brazil.
Duerksen
Frank
F
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D004893:Erythema Nodosum / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index