Acute laryngitis: Difference between revisions
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Latest revision as of 22:17, 26 November 2023
- Acute laryngitis
- Benign disorder
- Also called "false croup"
- < 3 weeks duration
- Etiology
- Infectious
- Descended URTI
- Viral
- Rhinovirus
- Adenovirus
- Bacterial superinfection
- Non-infectious
- Vocal strain
- Airborne irritants
- Infectious
- Clinical features
- Hoarseness
- Dry cough
- Related disorders
- Croup – laryngotracheitis
- Epiglottitis
- Diagnosis
- Laryngoscopy – erythema, oedema of larynx
- Treatment
- Self-limiting
- Vocal rest
- Steam inhalation
- Antibiotics if bacterial