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Vocal cord paralysis: causes, symptoms, signs, diagnosis, treatment
Etiology of vocal cord paralysis Central causes (10%): Cerebral trauma: Hemorrhage, laceration, thrombosis, embolism. Cerebral infections: meningitis, encephalitis or brain abscess. Brain tumo…
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Cancer larynx: causes, symptoms, stages, diagnosis, treatment
Definition : Malignant tumor of the larynx (voice box). Incidence: Age: most common age at presentation is 40 to 70 years. Gender: male to female 10 to 1, (now it is about 7 to 1) Larynx cancer …
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Chronic Laryngitis: types, causes, symtpms, signs, treatment
A. Chronic non specific laryngitis: (1) Hypertrophic (a) Chronic diffuse hypertrophic laryngitis. Etiology : Repeated acute laryngitis predisposing factors Symptoms : Dysphonia. Cough & expec…
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Acute Laryngitis types, causes, symptoms, signs, treatment
Laryngitis generically refers to inflammation of the tissues of the larynx, it is one of the most common conditions identified in the larynx and it manifests in both acute and chronic pres…
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Laryngeal trauma: causes, types, symptoms, signs, treatment
What is laryngeal trauma? It is injury to the larynx, which contains the vocal cords, the blunt trauma (more common) type occurs more frequently in adults than children. Types of Laryngeal…
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Congenital laryngeal web: causes, symptoms, signs and treatment
Definition: Congenital web is a medical condition in which the child's trachea (windpipe) is obstructed due to formation of a layer of web-like tissue, whish results in breathing diffi…
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Laryngeal disease symptoms, examination and investigations
What are the symptoms of laryngeal diseases? Change of voice (dysphonia or hoarseness). Dyspnea: difficulty in breathing. Stridor: difficult noisy respiration. Pain: local or referred. Cough,…