Forestier’s Disease (Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis)

Forestier’s disease, or ankylosing hyperostosis of the cervical spine, or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis which has been described to cause dysphagia, dyspnea, laryngeal stridor, snoring, vocal cord paralysis, hoarseness appears very rarely. Two cases of severe respiratory distress due to b...

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Main Authors: Hüseyin Katılmış, Sedat Öztürkcan, İsmail Özdemir, Ahmet Hakkı, Hamit Güneş Feran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayincilik 2002-12-01
Series:Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access: http://turkarchotolaryngol.net/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/forestiers-disease-vertebral-ankylosing-hyperostos/43779