Rheumatoid arthritis rarely involves the cricoarytenoid joint. The possible consequent symptom includes hoarseness, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysfunctional dysphonia, and acute dyspnea. Etiologic diagnosis is possible with high-resolution computed tomography, which can show spacing of the articular cartilage, density and volume alterations, and subluxation of the cartilage. However, these radiologic signs are not pathognomonic for rheumatoid arthritis, and they should be combined with anamnestic data.
Cricoarytenoid joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: radiologic evaluation / Greco, Antonio; Fusconi, Massimo; Macri, GIAN FRANCO; Marinelli, Caterina; Polettini, Elisabetta; A. T., Benincasa; DE VINCENTIIS, Marco. - In: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY. - ISSN 0196-0709. - ELETTRONICO. - 33:6(2012), pp. 753-755. [10.1016/j.amjoto.2012.06.004]
Cricoarytenoid joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: radiologic evaluation
GRECO, Antonio;FUSCONI, Massimo;MACRI, GIAN FRANCO;MARINELLI, CATERINA;POLETTINI, Elisabetta;A. T. Benincasa;DE VINCENTIIS, Marco
2012
Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis rarely involves the cricoarytenoid joint. The possible consequent symptom includes hoarseness, dysphagia, odynophagia, dysfunctional dysphonia, and acute dyspnea. Etiologic diagnosis is possible with high-resolution computed tomography, which can show spacing of the articular cartilage, density and volume alterations, and subluxation of the cartilage. However, these radiologic signs are not pathognomonic for rheumatoid arthritis, and they should be combined with anamnestic data.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
