Acute Airway Obstruction in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is cause of laryngeal stridor. This symptom may occur as a result of the upper airway edema or adduction defects of the vocal folds (with/without cricoarytenoid joint involvement). Others manifestations of this inflammatory disease in the laryngeal level are hoarseness, cough, respiratory distress, foreign body sensation, dysphagia or odynophagia