[Pachydermia of the larynx--treatment with the aromatic retinoid (Ro 10-9359) (author's transl)].

Eight patients with pachydermia laryngis were treated with an aromatic retinoid (Ro 10-9359, Hoffmann La Roche, Basel, Switzerland). The management was successful in five cases. The sideeffects are minimal. The new drug seems to be a good completion in therapy of such diseases of the larynx.