Insuficienţa respiratorie obstructivă gravă în evoluţia poliartritei reumatoide cronice | [Severe obstructive respiratory failure in chronic rheumatoid arthritis evolution]

Abstract

We present a clinical case, particularly through the severe clinical evolution of rheumatoid polyarthritis to severe obstructive respiratory failure, requiring an intervention of tracheostomy of necessity. The obstruction of the superior airways represents an entity with a vital risk, which should be correctly recognized and evaluated, both by the ENT specialist and by doctors of other specialties.