Open AccessClinical profile of hoarseness of voice
Author(s) -
Sambhu Baitha,
R. M. Raizada,
Amandeep Singh,
M. P. Puttewar,
V. N. Chaturvedi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf02910998
Subject(s) - otorhinolaryngology , medicine , head and neck surgery , laryngitis , male to female , pediatrics , dermatology , surgery , retrospective cohort study
A study comprising of 110 cases of hoarseness was carried out in the department of otolaryngology-HNS, M.G.I.M.S., Sewagram between Jan. 1998 and Sept. 1999. Age of patients ranged between 6 to 71 years. Male to female ratio was 2∶1. Labourers constituted the single largest group of patients (36.36%). Rural to urban ratio was 3∶1. Duration of hoarseness ranged from 1 day to 5 years. Acute laryngitis was the commonest cause of hoarseness.