Objectives: To educate healthcare providers on Cryptococcus neoformans as a novel cause of glottic webs especially in an immunocompromised patient and discuss recurrence of the glottic web. This case also emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive patient evaluation in cases such as this, as laryngeal involvement in this case was only a portion of the patient’s disease burden. Methods: An extensive review of the patient’s clinical course was assessed including patient presentation, diagnostic techniques, medical and surgical treatment, and complications. Results: Prolonged Fluconazole therapy and two excisions of the glottic web, the second with keel placement, was an effective treatment course for our patient. Conclusion: Cryptococcal glottic webs are rare, and this case report demonstrates successful treatment in one such case with operative intervention following medical management of disseminated disease.
An anterior glottic web is an abnormal sheet of mucosal tissue along the anterior glottis that can be acquired or, less commonly, present at birth. 1 Acquired glottic webs can be caused
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