LARYNCH DEFECT IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis is one of the many destructive systemic diseases of the body, which has a progressive character, characterized by periods of remissions and exacerbations. About 3% of the adult population of the world suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, which predominantly affects small peripheral joints. In 20% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis, extra-articular rheumatoid lesions are observed in various organs of the body. Laryngeal manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis can be in the form of: myositis, neuropathy of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, granulomas, arthritis of the cricoarytenoid joints and rheumatic submucosal nodules. In the article, the authors present a literature review of laryngeal lesions in rheumatoid arthritis (clinical symptoms, diagnosis and treatment), describe a clinical case from their own practice.