Abstract
Hemorrhage of the larynx may be classified as follows: 1, Those cases in which there is a loss of blood through the mucous membrane of the larynx, and in which the main symptom is hemoptysis; 2, those cases in which there is no spitting of blood, but in which the evidences of hemorrhage are found on a careful laryngoscopic examination of the larynx, in an extravasation of blood in the tissues beneath the mucous membrane. Kyle<sup>1</sup>thinks a distinction should be made between those that are secondary to inflammation and those secondary to necrosis; in the one the term "hemorrhage laryngitis" is applicable, and in the other the term "laryngeal hemorrhage" should be used. This terminology, suggested by Bosworth<sup>2</sup>and others, is generally accepted. Bresgen<sup>3</sup>says that hemorrhage laryngitis is an exacerbation of the simple phlogistic process, brought about by mechanical influences; the capillary vessels of the inflamed and strongly
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