laryngitis
Sign in to saveLaryngitis is inflammation of the larynx (voice box). Symptoms often include a hoarse voice to no voice at all and may include fever, cough, pain in the front of the neck, and trouble swallowing. Typically, these last under 2 weeks.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Laryngitis
- Medical condition.image
- Laryngitis gastrica.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Endoscopic image of an inflamed larynx caused by acid reflux
- Medical condition.field
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Medical condition.image_size
- 300px
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Hoarse voice, aphonia fever, pain
- Medical condition.duration
- Usually a little more than 2 weeks
- Medical condition.causes
- Viral, trauma, bacterial
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- Based on symptoms, examination via laryngoscopy if concerns
- Medical condition.differential
- Epiglottitis, laryngeal cancer, croup
- Medical condition.treatment
- Voice rest, fluids
- Medical condition.frequency
- Common
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35 sectionsContents
- Causes
- Diagnosis
- Treatment and epidemiology
- Signs and symptoms
- Voice quality
- Causes
- Acute
- Viral
- Bacterial
- Fungal
- Trauma
- Chronic
- Allergies
- Reflux
- Autoimmune disorders
- Diagnosis
- Visual diagnosis
- Referral
- Differential diagnosis
- Treatment
- Acute laryngitis
- Viral
- Bacterial
- Fungal
- Trauma
- Chronic laryngitis
- Reflux
- Inflammatory
- Autoimmune
- Granulomatous
- Prognosis
- Acute
- Chronic
- References
- External links
Laryngitis is inflammation of the larynx (voice box). Symptoms often include a hoarse voice to no voice at all and may include fever, cough, pain in the front of the neck, and trouble swallowing. Typically, these last under 2 weeks.
== Causes == Laryngitis is categorized as acute if it lasts less than 3 weeks and chronic if symptoms last more than 3 weeks. Acute cases usually occur as part of a viral upper respiratory tract infection, other infections, and trauma such as from coughing or other causes. Chronic cases may occur due to smoking, tuberculosis, allergies, acid reflux, rheumatoid arthritis, or sarcoidosis. The underlying mechanism involves irritation of the vocal cords.