The descriptive review, from recurrent respiratory papillomatosis of the disease, an enigmatic

introduction: the recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (rrp), which is caused by the human papilomavirus type 6 and 11, is the most common benign neoplasm in the larynx among infants and the second more frequent cause of the hoarseness in childhood. is a enigmatic disease that can be devastating for those whom are affected. is way misunderstood, and the investigation is still on matter. objective: this review had as objective provide a global vision and an update of what is recognized about the rrp and that is ahead of interns therapies. this surgical and adjuvant was performed through the research of database pubmed, medline, cumulative index to nursing and health, allied literature and cochrane. eletronic library sought to use the headers of the subject "recurrent respiratory papillomatosis", "juvenile laryngeal papillomatosis", "respiratory papillomatosis", "pediatric laryngeal obstruction" and "airway management". the obtained results were analyzed of relevance for the theme. discussion: the human papillomavirus (hpv) is a little dna virus that contain. the recurrent respiratory papillomatosis can affect people of any age, with the younger patient identified in a day of age and the oldest with 84 years. the most common presentation is the supporter of the rrp, it is the hoarseness. the therapy has been repetitive and debulking. the objective is to erradicate the disease, without damaging the normal structures. none modality has proven effective in the eradication of rrp. conclusion: recurrent respiratory papillomatosis is a frustrating disease, capricious with the potential of the morbid consequences by the cause of involvement of the airway and the risks of malignant degeneration.