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1: Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac. 2008 Feb;125(1):35-9. Epub 2008 Feb 8.Click here to read Links

[Subglottic stenosis in Wegener's granulomatosis]

[Article in French]

Bakhos D, Lescanne E, Diot E, Beutter P, Morinière S.

Service d'ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU Bretonneau, 2, boulevard Tonnellé, 37044 Tours, France. bakhos_d@med.univ-tours.fr

OBJECTIVE: Describe the management of subglottic stenosis in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis. MATERIAL AND METHOD: Case report. RESULTS: We report the case of a 26-year-old woman who presented Wegener granulomatosis and subglottic stenosis, with renal, skin, oropharyngeal, nasal, and paranasal locations. Medical treatment had cured all the locations except the subglottic stenosis. An endoscopic dilatation was performed. Two months later, the endoscopic treatment was repeated twice with intralesional corticosteroid injection. One year later, the patient was in complete functional remission. CONCLUSION: Respiratory obstruction in Wegener granulomatosis can result from subglottic stenosis. In this case, intralesional corticosteroid injection seemed to be a good adjunct to local treatment with an effective long-term result.

PMID: 18262167 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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