Postintubation laryngeal granuloma.

RECENTLY Lieberman 1 reported an instance of granuloma of the larynx following intubation for intratracheal anesthesia. He added a 23d case to the 22 previously reported. The purpose of this report is to add one additional case, subsequent to the insertion of a tube into the larynx. Undoubtedly, there are many unreported cases. REPORT OF A CASE A. W., aged 29 years, a white woman, was referred by her psychiatrist on Feb. 18, 1950. Her complaints were severe pain in the throat, severe hoarseness, momentary episodes of a sensation of suffocation. She felt something like a flap stopping all her vocal power. She had a constant desire to clear her throat. There was occasional pain on swallowing. These symptoms began five weeks after a thyroglossal cyst operation, performed Dec. 21, 1949. Her history included a "virus X" infection during November, 1949. A thyroglossal cyst operation had been performed at the age