HISTIOCYTOSIS - AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF DYSPHAGIA, HOARSENESS AND STRIDOR

We present a patient with established histiocytosis who developed dysp hagia, retching, regurgitation, hoarseness and stridor. These symptoms were managed with carbon dioxide laser vaporization, electively on th ree occasions, and once as an urgent procedure, while awaiting radioth erapy, to control her airway. Histiocytosis is a rare cause of a numbe r of otolaryngological syndromes, but there has been no previous recor d of this disease causing laryngopharyngeal symptoms. This paper discu sses the classification of histiocytosis, and describes our management of this rare and intriguing case.