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Chronic laryngitis

MedGen UID:
102342
•Concept ID:
C0155836
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Chronic Laryngitis; chronic laryngitis; laryngitis, chronic
SNOMED CT: Chronic laryngitis (29951006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001369

Definition

Persistent laryngitis usually caused by smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, voice abuse, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. It results in hoarseness and other voice changes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChronic laryngitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

AGA Clinical Practice Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Extraesophageal Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Expert Review.
Chen JW, Vela MF, Peterson KA, Carlson DA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023 Jun;21(6):1414-1421.e3. Epub 2023 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.01.040. PMID: 37061897
Identification and Management of Chronic Laryngitis.
Zhukhovitskaya A, Verma SP
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2019 Aug;52(4):607-616. Epub 2019 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2019.03.004. PMID: 31101358
Diagnosis and initial management of gastroesophageal complications.
Kamal A, Vaezi MF
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2010 Dec;24(6):799-820. doi: 10.1016/j.bpg.2010.09.008. PMID: 21126695

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Narrow band imaging for head and neck malignancies: Lessons learned from mistakes.
Valls-Mateus M, Nogués-Sabaté A, Blanch JL, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Avilés-Jurado FX, Vilaseca I
Head Neck 2018 Jun;40(6):1164-1173. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/hed.25088. PMID: 29385299
Hoarseness-causes and treatments.
Reiter R, Hoffmann TK, Pickhard A, Brosch S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015 May 8;112(19):329-37. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0329. PMID: 26043420Free PMC Article
Current review on squamous intraepithelial lesions of the larynx.
Gale N, Michaels L, Luzar B, Poljak M, Zidar N, Fischinger J, Cardesa A
Histopathology 2009 May;54(6):639-56. Epub 2008 Aug 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03111.x. PMID: 18752537
The endoscopic radiofrequency approach to management of GERD.
Lutfi RE, Torquati A, Richards WO
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Jun;12(3):191-6. doi: 10.1097/01.moo.0000122307.13359.02. PMID: 15167028
Laryngeal tuberculosis.
Porras Alonso E, Martín Mateos A, Perez-Requena J, Avalos Serrano E
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 2002;123(1):47-8. PMID: 12201001

Diagnosis

A Swollen Supraglottis.
Syal A, Chen L, Karle WE
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Nov 1;148(11):1075-1076. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2022.2878. PMID: 36201228
Hoarseness-causes and treatments.
Reiter R, Hoffmann TK, Pickhard A, Brosch S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015 May 8;112(19):329-37. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0329. PMID: 26043420Free PMC Article
Laryngitis: types, causes, and treatments.
Dworkin JP
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2008 Apr;41(2):419-36, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.11.011. PMID: 18328379
Laryngeal tuberculosis.
Porras Alonso E, Martín Mateos A, Perez-Requena J, Avalos Serrano E
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 2002;123(1):47-8. PMID: 12201001
CHRONIC LARYNGITIS.
STRUBEN WH
Pract Otorhinolaryngol (Basel) 1965;27:112-4. doi: 10.1159/000274643. PMID: 14302922

Therapy

Hoarseness-causes and treatments.
Reiter R, Hoffmann TK, Pickhard A, Brosch S
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2015 May 8;112(19):329-37. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2015.0329. PMID: 26043420Free PMC Article
GERD-related chronic laryngitis: pro.
Ford CN
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2010 Sep;136(9):910-3. doi: 10.1001/archoto.2010.152. PMID: 20855685
Current review on squamous intraepithelial lesions of the larynx.
Gale N, Michaels L, Luzar B, Poljak M, Zidar N, Fischinger J, Cardesa A
Histopathology 2009 May;54(6):639-56. Epub 2008 Aug 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03111.x. PMID: 18752537
Laryngitis: types, causes, and treatments.
Dworkin JP
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2008 Apr;41(2):419-36, ix. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2007.11.011. PMID: 18328379
Laryngeal tuberculosis.
Porras Alonso E, Martín Mateos A, Perez-Requena J, Avalos Serrano E
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 2002;123(1):47-8. PMID: 12201001

Prognosis

Narrow band imaging for head and neck malignancies: Lessons learned from mistakes.
Valls-Mateus M, Nogués-Sabaté A, Blanch JL, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Avilés-Jurado FX, Vilaseca I
Head Neck 2018 Jun;40(6):1164-1173. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/hed.25088. PMID: 29385299
Usefulness of office examination with narrow band imaging for the diagnosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and follow-up of premalignant lesions.
Vilaseca I, Valls-Mateus M, Nogués A, Lehrer E, López-Chacón M, Avilés-Jurado FX, Blanch JL, Bernal-Sprekelsen M
Head Neck 2017 Sep;39(9):1854-1863. Epub 2017 Jun 22 doi: 10.1002/hed.24849. PMID: 28640478
A novel method for culturing human glottic cells.
Bonet M, Basterra J, Pérez A, Zapater E
Laryngoscope 2013 Dec;123(12):E104-8. Epub 2013 Sep 17 doi: 10.1002/lary.24318. PMID: 23881599
Current review on squamous intraepithelial lesions of the larynx.
Gale N, Michaels L, Luzar B, Poljak M, Zidar N, Fischinger J, Cardesa A
Histopathology 2009 May;54(6):639-56. Epub 2008 Aug 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03111.x. PMID: 18752537
The endoscopic radiofrequency approach to management of GERD.
Lutfi RE, Torquati A, Richards WO
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2004 Jun;12(3):191-6. doi: 10.1097/01.moo.0000122307.13359.02. PMID: 15167028

Clinical prediction guides

Narrow band imaging for head and neck malignancies: Lessons learned from mistakes.
Valls-Mateus M, Nogués-Sabaté A, Blanch JL, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Avilés-Jurado FX, Vilaseca I
Head Neck 2018 Jun;40(6):1164-1173. Epub 2018 Jan 31 doi: 10.1002/hed.25088. PMID: 29385299
Allergic laryngitis: unraveling the myths.
Stachler RJ, Dworkin-Valenti JP
Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jun;25(3):242-246. doi: 10.1097/MOO.0000000000000354. PMID: 28266945
Proton pump inhibitor therapy for suspected GERD-related chronic laryngitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Qadeer MA, Phillips CO, Lopez AR, Steward DL, Noordzij JP, Wo JM, Suurna M, Havas T, Howden CW, Vaezi MF
Am J Gastroenterol 2006 Nov;101(11):2646-54. Epub 2006 Oct 13 doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00844.x. PMID: 17037995
Laryngeal tuberculosis.
Porras Alonso E, Martín Mateos A, Perez-Requena J, Avalos Serrano E
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 2002;123(1):47-8. PMID: 12201001
Langerhans cells in human papillomaviruses types 6/11 associated laryngeal papillomas.
Ferluga D, Luzar B, Vodovnik A, Poljak M, Cör A, Gale N, Kambic V
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1997;527:87-91. doi: 10.3109/00016489709124043. PMID: 9197490

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review and meta-analysis of neuromodulators to treat chronic airway hypersensitivity.
Amador R, Goebel R, Noordzij JP, Bhatt NK, Cohen S, Daniels K, Tracy L, Yajima M, Krisciunas GP
Am J Otolaryngol 2023 May-Jun;44(3):103815. Epub 2023 Feb 25 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103815. PMID: 36870112

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