Acute And Chronic Inflammation Of Larynx

Question 1

Acute epiglottitis(other name?)
Inflammation of ?

Answer 1

Supraglottic laryngitis

Supraglottis

Question 2

Thumb sign seen in

Answer 2

Acute epiglottitis

Question 3

Precautions in acute epiglottitis (2)

Answer 3

DO NOT DO
Repeated laryngoscopes
Give painful stimuli (can induce laryngospasm)

Question 4

Causative organism of acute laryngotracheal bronchitis

Answer 4

Parainfluenza 1 & 2

Question 5

Greyish white membrane on tonsil,pharynx, and soft palate

Answer 5

Laryngeal diphtheria

Question 6

Chronic laryngitis without hyperplasia(other name)

Answer 6

Chronic hyperaemic laryngitis

Question 7

Chronic hypertrophic laryngitis (other name)

Answer 7

Chronic hyperplastic laryngitis

Question 8

Predisposing factors for laryngeal inflammation

Eg reinke’s oedema

Answer 8

AAA
Abuse(vocal)
Acid(laryngopharyngeal reflux)
Allergy

Question 9

Pachydermia laryngis (contact ulcer) ?

Answer 9

Heaping of granulation tissue in IA and posterior area

Question 10

Atrophic laryngitis aka

Answer 10

Laryngitis sicca

Question 11

Atrophic laryngitis clinical features

Answer 11

Dry cough and crust formation

Question 12

Treatment atrophic laryngitis

Answer 12

MLS for crust

Glycerol laryngeal spray

Question 13

“Mouse nibbled appearance” of VC

Answer 13

Tuberculosis of larynx

Question 14

“Turban epiglottis “

Answer 14

Tb of larynx

Question 15

Scleroma of larynx-causative organism

Answer 15

Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis

Question 16

Scleroma of larynx-most common site

Answer 16

Subglottis