Diseases of the ear, throat and nose (otolaryngology)

Auricular dew

Erysipelas of the auricle is an infectious disease that is widespread throughout the world, characterized by acute serous-exudative inflammation of the skin or (less commonly) mucous membranes, severe intoxication and contagiousness.

Perichondritis of the auricle and external auditory canal: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Perichondritis is an acute inflammation of the perichondrium, which spreads to the skin of the auricle and the membranous part of the external auditory canal. The disease begins with serous inflammation, which can be quickly stopped with timely and adequate treatment.

Vocal fold nodules

Professional diseases of the vocal apparatus (chronic laryngitis; vocal fold nodules) are diseases of the larynx that develop in people with voice-speech professions when performing professional voice functions or during prolonged (without rest) vocal activity, as a result of inept use of phonation breathing, modulation of pitch and volume of sound, incorrect articulation, etc.

Scleroma

Scleroma (rhinoscleroma, scleroma of the respiratory tract, scleroma disease) is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Frisch-Wolkovich bacillus (Klebsiella pneumoniae rhinoscleromatis), characterized by the formation of granulomas in the walls of the upper respiratory tract (mainly the nose), which subsequently undergo fibrosis and cicatricial wrinkling, leading to stenosis of individual sections of the respiratory tract.

Lesions of the ENT organs in HIV infection

HIV infection (human immunodeficiency virus infection) is a slowly progressing anthroponotic infectious disease with a contact transmission mechanism, characterized by specific damage to the immune system with the development of severe acquired immunodeficiency (AIDS), which is manifested by opportunistic (secondary) infections, the occurrence of malignant neoplasms and autoimmune processes leading to human death.

Treatment of Wegener's granulomatosis

The goal of the therapy is to achieve remission during an exacerbation of the disease and then maintain it. The main principles of treatment tactics are the earliest and most timely initiation of treatment, individual selection of the drug, doses, and duration of treatment during an exacerbation, long-term treatment taking into account the progressive nature of the disease.

Wegener's Granulomatosis - Diagnosis

In the diagnosis of Wegener's granulomatosis, especially in the early stages of the disease, an adequate assessment of changes in the upper respiratory tract, especially the nose and paranasal sinuses, is extremely important. This determines the leading role of the otolaryngologist in the early diagnosis of the disease.

Wegener's Granulomatosis - Symptoms.

Patients usually consult an otolaryngologist at the initial stage of the disease, when the rhino- and pharyngoscopic picture is assessed as a banal inflammatory process (atrophic, catarrhal rhinitis, pharyngitis), due to which precious time is lost to begin treatment.

Lesions of the ENT organs in Wegener's granulomatosis

Wegener's granulomatosis is a severe general disease from the group of systemic vasculitis, which is characterized by granulomatous lesions, primarily of the upper respiratory tract, lungs and kidneys.

Laryngeal tuberculosis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Laryngeal tuberculosis (laryngeal consumption, tuberculosis of the respiratory organs) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which develops, as a rule, against the background of widespread tuberculosis of the respiratory organs, hematogenous (lymphogenous) disseminated process of extrapulmonary localization, or by contact (sputogenous).