Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case

Inflammatory sub-glottic stenosis is a life threatening condition that represents a therapeutic challenge. Recently, hydroxychloroquine has been suggested as one efficient medical treatment option. This report describes the second case of successful treatment of inflammatory sub-glottic stenosi...

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Main Authors: G. Desuter, A. Gregoire, Q. Gardiner, F. Houssiau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/754308
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spelling doaj-94fd790b662a44649fd71ced845e90662020-11-25T00:16:57ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732012-01-01201210.1155/2012/754308754308Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful CaseG. Desuter0A. Gregoire1Q. Gardiner2F. Houssiau3Voice and Swallowing Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumVoice and Swallowing Clinic, Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Universite Catholique de Louvain, 10 Avenue Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, BelgiumDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Dundee, Ninewells Teaching Hospital, Dundee, UKDepartment of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc and Universite Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, BelgiumInflammatory sub-glottic stenosis is a life threatening condition that represents a therapeutic challenge. Recently, hydroxychloroquine has been suggested as one efficient medical treatment option. This report describes the second case of successful treatment of inflammatory sub-glottic stenosis using hydroxychloroquine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/754308
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Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
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A. Gregoire
Q. Gardiner
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title Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case
title_short Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case
title_full Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case
title_fullStr Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case
title_full_unstemmed Hydroxychloroquine as Treatment for Inflammatory Subglottic Stenosis: A Second Successful Case
title_sort hydroxychloroquine as treatment for inflammatory subglottic stenosis: a second successful case
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Otolaryngology
issn 2090-6765
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publishDate 2012-01-01
description Inflammatory sub-glottic stenosis is a life threatening condition that represents a therapeutic challenge. Recently, hydroxychloroquine has been suggested as one efficient medical treatment option. This report describes the second case of successful treatment of inflammatory sub-glottic stenosis using hydroxychloroquine.
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