SUDDEN-DEATH CAUSED BY LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMATOSIS

Authors
BALAZIC J MASERA A POLJAK M
Citation
J. Balazic et al., SUDDEN-DEATH CAUSED BY LARYNGEAL PAPILLOMATOSIS, Acta oto-laryngologica, 1997, pp. 111-113
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Otorhinolaryngology
Journal title
Acta oto-laryngologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016489
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
527
Pages
111 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6489(1997):<111:SCBLP>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Laryngeal papillomatosis (LP) is the most frequent benign neoplasm of the larynx. Clinically it causes hoarseness and upper airway obstructi on. Though the LP has the potential to endanger life by asphyxiation, this unfortunate outcome is extremely rare. We report the case of a 19 -year-old female who suddenly died of asphyxiation caused by massive L P.