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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 593-594
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

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Bilateral cricoarytenoid joint involvement in rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

A. Kamanli, U. Gok1, S. Sahin, I. Kaygusuz1, O. Ardicoglu and S. Yalcin1

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and
1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Firat University, 23119 Elazig, Turkey

SIR, The cricoarytenoid joint (CJ) is an interesting site of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involvement [1]. This is the joint between the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages in the back wall of the larynx. The CJs are rotated by the vibration of vocal cords, thus changing the tone of voice [2]. In RA cases, CJ involvement of 17–70% has been reported [3–5]. However, obstruction of the upper respiratory system is a rarely seen complication of RA [6, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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