Case Reports
Reinke’s oedema of vocal cords’- Anaesthetic Considerations
Authors:
Mamta Bhardwaj ,
Pt. B.D Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
About Mamta
Assistant professor, Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical care
Kiranpreet Kaur,
Pt BDS PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
About Kiranpreet
Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical care
Akanksha Zoon,
Pt BDS PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
About Akanksha
Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical care
Savita Saini
Pt BDS PGIMS, Rohtak,Haryana, IN
About Savita
Senior Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology & Critical care
Abstract
Reinke’s oedema (RE) also known as polypoid corditis, laryngitis or chronic hypertrophic laryngitis is associated with chronic accumulation of fluid in the sub epithelial compartment of the vocal fold.1,2 It can cause airway problems in patients with undiagnosed RE, but can also cause difficult intubation in patients already diagnosed with RE due to diffuse swelling of vocal cords. We hereby report a case of 55 year old female with RE admitted for decortication of vocal folds and discuss the anaesthetic implications
How to Cite:
Bhardwaj, M. et al., (2016). Reinke’s oedema of vocal cords’- Anaesthetic Considerations. Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology. 24(2), pp.82–83. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v24i2.8132
Published on
16 Jul 2016.
Peer Reviewed
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