Subglottic stenosis in Erdheim-Chester disease: a previously unrecognized site of involvement

Laryngoscope. 2006 Apr;116(4):663-4. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000201988.54221.68.

Abstract

We describe a case of laryngeal stenosis secondary to an etiology not previously described. A patient with Erdheim-Chester disease presented with airway obstruction and was found to have subglottic stenosis. Biopsy results confirmed Erdheim-Chester nodules as the cause of the obstruction. This case illustrates the need for biopsy to rule out malignancy and less common etiologies of subglottic stenosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease / complications*
  • Erdheim-Chester Disease / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laryngoscopy / methods
  • Laryngostenosis / diagnosis
  • Laryngostenosis / etiology*
  • Laryngostenosis / surgery
  • Laser Therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed