Laryngeal papillomatosis in children

© Borgis - New Medicine 3/2005, s. 37-39

Lidia Zawadzka-Głos, Mieczysław Chmielik, Anna Bielicka

Summary
Laryngeal papilloma in children is a frequent condition caused by the human papilloma virus (HPV). In spite of its benign histology, recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP) has a tendency to recur frequently, spreading throughout the airways. RRP can affect any section of the respiratory tract; in 96% of cases the larynx is affected. In tracheotomized patients, papillomas have a tendency for descent into the lower respiratory tract. In the present paper, authors present four cases of papillomatosis of the larynx, trachea and bronchi.

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