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Upper Aerodigestive Tract Infection

MedGen UID:
352202
•Concept ID:
C1698481
•
Disease or Syndrome

Definition

An infectious process affecting the oral cavity, pharynx, and/or larynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUpper Aerodigestive Tract Infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults.
Pynnonen MA, Gillespie MB, Roman B, Rosenfeld RM, Tunkel DE, Bontempo L, Brook I, Chick DA, Colandrea M, Finestone SA, Fowler JC, Griffith CC, Henson Z, Levine C, Mehta V, Salama A, Scharpf J, Shatzkes DR, Stern WB, Youngerman JS, Corrigan MD
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Sep;157(2_suppl):S1-S30. doi: 10.1177/0194599817722550. PMID: 28891406
HPV detection methods and genotyping techniques in screening for cervical cancer.
Eide ML, Debaque H
Ann Pathol 2012 Dec;32(6):e15-23, 401-9. Epub 2012 Nov 22 doi: 10.1016/j.annpat.2012.09.231. PMID: 23244480
Molecular pathology of head and neck cancer: implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.
Pai SI, Westra WH
Annu Rev Pathol 2009;4:49-70. doi: 10.1146/annurev.pathol.4.110807.092158. PMID: 18729723Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Idiopathic unilateral vocal-fold paralysis in the adult.
Rubin F, Villeneuve A, Alciato L, Slaïm L, Bonfils P, Laccourreye O
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018 Jun;135(3):171-174. Epub 2018 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2018.01.004. PMID: 29402673
Genetic dysregulation in recurrent respiratory papillomatosis.
Rodman R, Mutasa S, Dupuis C, Spratt H, Underbrink M
Laryngoscope 2014 Aug;124(8):E320-5. Epub 2014 Mar 11 doi: 10.1002/lary.24602. PMID: 24449512Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Idiopathic unilateral vocal-fold paralysis in the adult.
Rubin F, Villeneuve A, Alciato L, Slaïm L, Bonfils P, Laccourreye O
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018 Jun;135(3):171-174. Epub 2018 May 7 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2018.01.004. PMID: 29402673

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