[Distress of the airway due to vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis or Forestier-Rotes' disease].

The AA. present one case in which the air-way was severely compromised because of the causative vertebral ankylosing hyperostosis, the so-called Forestier-Rotés's malady. Only 7 of resembling cases are recorded in the consulted literature. Survey of the related bibliography and comments about pathogenic criteria and diagnostic and therapeutic questions as well.