title: Laryngeal involvement in juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients.
abstract: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is an autoimmune diseases characterized by chronic arthritis and systemic manifestations. Autoimmune diseases can affect the upper airways including the larynx. The aim of this study was to investigate laryngeal involvement in JIA patients and its possible association with JIA disease parameters. Fifty consecutive JIA patients were screened for laryngeal abnormalities using flexible fiberoptic laryngoscope and laryngeal computerized tomography. Laryngeal abnormalities were detected in nine (18%) of our cases, with cricoarytenoiditis in six cases (12%) and a rheumatoid nodule in the pyriform fossa in only one case (2%). Diffuse congestion and edema of the posterior part of the larynx with normal vocal cord mobility was detected in two cases (4%). In our study, laryngeal abnormalities were significantly higher in patients with polyarticular seropositive disease subtype and also were significantly higher in patients with longer disease duration, higher disease activity scores, and those with erosive disease. JIA may affect the larynx. Laryngeal involvement in JIA patients is more in polyarticular seropositive cases. JIA patients have to be subjected to thorough otolaryngologic examination for early diagnosis and prompt management.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors: Mosaad
authors: M
authors: Abdel-Aziz
authors: Noha A
authors: NA
authors: Azab
authors: Iman H
authors: IH
authors: Bassyouni
authors: Gehan
authors: G
authors: Hamdy
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