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Acute LaryngitisAka: Viral Laryngitis, Bacterial Laryngitis

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  1. See also
    1. Hoarseness
  2. Etiologies
    1. Viral infection (Most common)
      1. Parainfluenza Virus
      2. Rhinovirus
      3. Influenza virus
      4. Adenovirus
      5. Coronavirus
    2. Bacterial infection
      1. Acute streptococcal pharungitis
      2. Diphtheria (rare in United States due to vaccine)
      3. Moraxella catarrhalis
      4. Haemophilus Influenzae
    3. Atypical infections
      1. Coccidioides immitis
      2. Cryptococcus neoformans
      3. Tuberculosis
      4. Blastomycosis
      5. Histoplasmosis
  3. Symptoms
    1. Hoarseness or harsh voice
    2. Aphonia (voice breaks intermittently)
    3. Upper respiratory symptoms variably present
    4. Leukocytosis if bacterial
  4. Differential Diagnosis
    1. See Hoarseness
    2. Croup
    3. Bacterial Tracheitis
    4. Acute Epiglottitis
  5. Management
    1. Increased household humidity
    2. Voice rest
    3. Increase hydration
    4. Analgesics
    5. Antibiotics have not been shown to be beneficial
      1. Schaleaen (1985) Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 94:14
      2. Schaleaen (1993) Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 102:209
  6. Course
    1. Viral upper repiratory infection: 3-8 days
  7. Indications for ENT Consultation
    1. Hoarseness persisting beyond 2 weeks
  8. References
    1. Caserta in Mandell (2000) Infectious Disease, p. 662

Acute laryngitis NOS (C0001327)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9464.0
EnglishAcute laryngitis
Spanishlaringitis aguda
Parent ConceptsAcute laryngitis and/or tracheitis (C0155811), Laryngitis (C0023067), Acute laryngitis NOS (C0001327), Acute inflammatory disease (C1290885), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesDXP, ICD9CM, MTHICD9, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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