An Analysis of Electronic Laryngoscopy Results in 2 500 Children with Hoarseness
- VernacularTitle:2 500例声嘶儿童及青少年电子喉镜检查结果分析
- Author:
Hua WANG
;
Shilin LIU
;
Yamei ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hoarseness;
Laryngofiberscopy;
Children
- From:
Journal of Audiology and Speech Pathology
2009;17(3):245-247
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the common causes and clinical features associated with hoarseness in chil-dren of different ages. Methods The data of 2 500 children suffering from hoarseness were analyzed with electronic [aryngofiberscopy retrospectively. Results There were 1 746 males and 754 females. The top 5 causes of hoarseness were vocal cord nodules(44.2%, 1 105 cases), vocal hypertrophy (38.2% ,955cases), acute and subacute laryngitis (6.5 %, 163cases), the paralysis of vocal cord(6.82 %, 141cases), and laryngeal papilloma(1.6 %, 40cases). These five diseases were common in children with hoarseness with 2 404 out of 2 500. 37.12% of the children were under school ages as the largest age group and the ratio of male and female was 2.32 : 1. The top five diseases were statisti-cally distributed in different age groups (P<0.01) . Conclusion The main causes of hoarseness were different in different age groups. The preschoolers made up the largest group (928/2 500), showing the greatest incidence of hoarseness in children . The incidence for male patients was higher than female and the vocal cord nodules was the top disease (1 105/2 500 cases,44.2%). Hoarseness in children was different from that of adults so that to under-stand the characteristics of this disorder in children will be beneficial to the proper diagnosis and effective treatment.
