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[Distress of the airway due to vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis or Forestier-Rotes' disease]. 1994

J Alonso-Vielba, and D Morais, and A Matesanz, and J Santos

Servicio de O.R.L. Hospital Universitario de Valladolid.

The AA. present one case in which the air-way was severely compromised because of the causative vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis, the so-called Forestier-Rotés's malady. Only 7 of resembling cases are recorded in the consulted literature. Survey of the related bibliography and comments about pathogenic criteria and diagnostic and therapeutic questions as well.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007828	Laryngoscopy	Examination, therapy or surgery of the interior of the larynx performed with a specially designed endoscope.	Laryngoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Laryngoscopic,Laryngoscopic Surgery,Surgery, Laryngoscopic,Laryngoscopic Surgeries,Laryngoscopic Surgical Procedure,Laryngoscopies,Procedure, Laryngoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Laryngoscopic Surgical,Surgeries, Laryngoscopic,Surgical Procedure, Laryngoscopic
D008297	Male		Males
D010241	Parakeratosis	Persistence of the nuclei of the keratinocytes into the stratum corneum of the skin. This is a normal state only in the epithelium of true mucous membranes in the mouth and vagina. (Dorland, 27th ed)	Parakeratoses
D002574	Cervical Vertebrae	The first seven VERTEBRAE of the SPINAL COLUMN, which correspond to the VERTEBRAE of the NECK.	Cervical Spine,Cervical Spines,Spine, Cervical,Vertebrae, Cervical
D003680	Deglutition Disorders	Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.	Dysphagia,Swallowing Disorders,Esophageal Dysphagia,Oropharyngeal Dysphagia,Deglutition Disorder,Disorders, Deglutition,Dysphagia, Esophageal,Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal,Swallowing Disorder
D004057	Hyperostosis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal	A disease of elderly men characterized by large osteophytes that bridge vertebrae and ossification of ligaments and tendon insertions.	Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis,Forestier Disease,Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostosis,Ankylosing Vertebral Hyperostosis with Tylosis,Forestier's Disease,Forestier-Rotes Disease,Ankylosing Hyperostoses, Vertebral,Ankylosing Hyperostosis, Vertebral,Disease, Forestier,Disease, Forestier's,Disease, Forestier-Rotes,Forestier Rotes Disease,Forestiers Disease,Hyperostoses, Vertebral Ankylosing,Hyperostosis, Vertebral Ankylosing,Vertebral Ankylosing Hyperostoses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368	Aged	A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available.	Elderly
D000402	Airway Obstruction	Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs.	Choking,Airway Obstructions,Obstruction, Airway,Obstructions, Airway
D014140	Tracheotomy	Surgical incision of the trachea.	Tracheotomies