The Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease and Laryngeal Pathology

Abstract

Voice disorders constitute one of the autoimmune pathological conditions characterized by dysfunction of the system of many organs. The pathology of the larynx in this disease has an autoimmune nature; it is very diverse and poorly studied. The purpose of this work, based on the analysis of relevant literature publications, was to study the clinical manifestations of autoimmune rheumatic disease affecting the larynx. "Bamboo knots" on the vocal folds are a rare manifestation of autoimmune diseases of the larynx. In the available literature, we found references to 49 cases of this condition. All the patients were women with autoimmune diseases. This review highlights the problems associated with the etiology of "bamboo nodes" on the vocal folds and the method of treatment of this condition.