Ligneous Conjunctivitis
Chapter 11 Ligneous Conjunctivitis T. Hoang-Xuan Ligneous conjunctivitis, a chronic inflammatory disease of the conjunctiva, is both mysterious and astonishing in its clinical manifestations. More than half a century after…
Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis
Chapter 10 Superior Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis T. Hoang-Xuan Fig. A Patient with Graves’ ophthalmopathy and superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) Fig. B Papillary hyperplasia of the superior palpebral conjunctiva Fig. C Fluorescein…
Acute Conjunctivitis
Chapter 6 Acute Conjunctivitis D. Hannouche and T. Hoang-Xuan Acute conjunctivitis is an inflammatory conditon of the conjunctiva of less than 4 weeks duration. It is a very common and…
Imaging in Pediatric Patients
27 Imaging in Pediatric Patients J. Scott McMurray Children are increasingly presenting to clinicians for the evaluation of hoarseness. As young individuals, they pose their own set of difficulties. They…
Reliability in the Interpretation of Laryngeal Imaging
5 Reliability in the Interpretation of Laryngeal Imaging Claudio F. Milstein There are times when an experienced physician sees a visible lesion clearly and times when he does not. This…
Laryngeal High-Speed Videoendoscopy
28 Laryngeal High-Speed Videoendoscopy Dimitar Deliyski The purpose of this chapter is to lay the foundation for broader understanding of one of the most promising laryngeal imaging techniques, high-speed videoendoscopy…
Vocal Fold Nodules
21 Vocal Fold Nodules Glendon M. Gardner Vocal fold nodules are relatively symmetric areas of mucosal thickening located in the midportion of the musculomembranous vocal fold (Fig. 21.1).1,2 The cause…
Laryngeal Anatomy
2 Laryngeal Anatomy Katherine A. Kendall The interpretation of laryngeal imaging in the evaluation of patients with voice problems requires a strong foundation in the anatomy and physiology of the…
Persistent Glottic Opening
17 Persistent Glottic Opening Glendon M. Gardner Glottic closure is the ability of the vocal folds to make contact along their medial edges. Videostroboscopy provides an effective tool for measurement…
Performing Videostroboscopy
12 Performing Videostroboscopy Joseph C. Stemple and Lisa B. Fry Laryngeal videostroboscopy has become the gold standard for the evaluation of laryngeal structure and function during voicing. The well-performed exam…
