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Voice disorders


Voice disorders can be caused by a number of conditions. Change in the quality of the voice ranges from mild hoarseness to aphonia. It is important to exclude laryngeal carcinoma, which is easily treated in the early stages but has a poor prognosis once metastatic spread has occurred.

Causes

Infective

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    Laryngitis

Traumatic

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    Blunt trauma

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    Excessive vocal use

Neoplastic

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    Laryngeal papilloma (due to HPV infection)

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    Laryngeal carcinoma ( Fig. 62 )

    Figure 62, Laryngeal carcinoma .

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    Leukoplakia

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