Abstract
In two patients with chronic rheumatoid arthritis, a woman aged 65 and a man aged 56 years, cricoarytenoid arthritis was diagnosed. The symptoms were hoarseness, sore throat and stridor. In both patients a narrowed glottic fissure was found. In one patient tracheostomy was necessary to guarantee a free airway; in the other, therapy with local corticosteroid injections (triamcinolone), combined with immunosuppressive therapy (prednisone), was effective. Early detection through anamnesis and laryngoscopy allows early therapy with a good prognosis.
| Original language | Dutch |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1567-1570 |
| Journal | Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde |
| Volume | 141 |
| Issue number | 32 |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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