       Document 0687
 DOCN  M9640687
 TI    Stridor in patients with HIV infection.
 DT    9604
 AU    Laing RB; Wardrop PJ; Welsby PD; Brettle RP; Regional Infectious
       Diseases Unit, City Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
 SO    J Laryngol Otol. 1995 Dec;109(12):1197-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96150443
 AB    The immunodeficiency which results from HIV infection is associated with
       a range of opportunistic infections and tumors which may present with
       the symptoms of upper airways disease. This paper presents three cases
       of stridor from different causes in patients with HIV infection, all of
       whom recovered following treatment. The management of this problem
       requires consideration of the likely aetiology which, in those with
       advanced immunodeficiency, includes bacterial and fungal laryngitis and
       epiglottitis as well as rapidly growing laryngeal tumours.
       Recommendations for the treatment of those with HIV infection who
       present with severe or rapid-onset stridor should include a combination
       of aggressive airway intervention and broad-spectrum antibacterial and
       antifungal agents. Laryngeal biopsy for histology and culture is
       particularly important for those patients who fail to respond to the
       aforementioned treatment.
 DE    Adult  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/COMPLICATIONS  Case Report
       Epiglottitis/COMPLICATIONS  Female  Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS
       Laryngitis/COMPLICATIONS  Lymphoma, B-Cell/COMPLICATIONS  Male
       Respiratory Sounds/*ETIOLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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