Pathologic findings in gouty cricoarytenoid arthritis.

The clinical manifestations of cricarytenoid joint gouty arthritis have been previously reported. They include hoarseness, dysphagia, and dysphonia. Exacerbation of gouty laryngeal arthritis can accompany multiple joint involvement or appear as a single joint manifestation. The development of laryngeal symptoms in the patient with arthritix calls for prompt indirect laryngoscopy. The phonatory and sphincteric functions of the larynx are severely altered by limited cricoarytenoid joint fixations.