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Viral laryngitis

MedGen UID:
167276
•Concept ID:
C0853195
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Inflammation of larynx caused by virus; Inflammation of larynx due to virus; Viral Laryngitis; viral laryngitis; Viruses caused laryngitis; Viruses laryngitis
SNOMED CT: Inflammation of larynx due to virus (441551009); Viral laryngitis (441551009); Inflammation of larynx caused by virus (441551009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002646

Definition

Acute inflammation of the larynx caused by viruses, including rhinovirus, influenza virus, parainfluenza virus, and adenovirus. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Viral laryngitis: a mimic and a monster - range, presentation, management.
Dominguez LM, Simpson CB
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Dec;23(6):454-8. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000203. PMID: 26397458

Recent clinical studies

Diagnosis

Older Adult Woman in a Coma After Acute Laryngitis.
Landerl A, Covaliova I, Ganter CC, Mancini S, David S, Andermatt R
Chest 2023 Sep;164(3):e65-e69. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2023.04.038. PMID: 37689475
Hoarseness: When to observe and when to refer.
Ferraro EL, Nelson RC, Bryson PC
Cleve Clin J Med 2023 Aug 1;90(8):475-481. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.90a.23010. PMID: 37527869
Viral laryngitis: a mimic and a monster - range, presentation, management.
Dominguez LM, Simpson CB
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Dec;23(6):454-8. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000203. PMID: 26397458
Herpes simplex viral laryngitis.
Vrabec JT, Molina CP, West B
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000 Jun;109(6):611-4. doi: 10.1177/000348940010900616. PMID: 10855577
Hoarseness. From viral laryngitis to glottic cancer.
Dettelbach M, Eibling DE, Johnson JT
Postgrad Med 1994 Apr;95(5):143-6, 151, 154 passim. PMID: 8153040

Therapy

Viral laryngitis: a mimic and a monster - range, presentation, management.
Dominguez LM, Simpson CB
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Dec;23(6):454-8. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000203. PMID: 26397458

Clinical prediction guides

Hoarseness: When to observe and when to refer.
Ferraro EL, Nelson RC, Bryson PC
Cleve Clin J Med 2023 Aug 1;90(8):475-481. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.90a.23010. PMID: 37527869

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