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Laryngeal papillomatosis is a rare respiratory tract disease of viral aetiology. It presents with airway obstruction, cough, and voice affectation. Immunodeficiency and sexual behavior are predisposing risk factors. The index patient is a 32-year-old female in whom laryngeal papillomatosis was incidentally discovered during general anaesthesia and laryngoscopy, who developed recurrent disease following an excision biopsy. For diagnosis, a high index of suspicion is important, the slightest symptoms should be evaluated and neck x-rays and indirect laryngoscopy are valuable. Treatment is difficult and costly, entailing repeat surgeries and adjuvant drug therapies. |
