Aphonia with Unknown Etiology: A Case Report

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作者：

Guimaraes, Valerian de Castro ^{[1
]}

Siqueira, Paulo Humberto ^{[2
]}

da Silva Castro, Victor Labres ^{[3
]}

Barbosa, Maria Alves ^{[4
]}

Porto, Celmo Celeno ^{[5
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Fed Goias, Responsible Audiol Serv, ENT Clin HG, Goiania, Go, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Goias, Clin Otorhinolaryngol, Fac Med, Goiania, Go, Brazil

[3] Resident Clin ENT, Goiania, Go, Brazil

[4] Univ Fed Goias, Sch Nursing, Goiania, Go, Brazil

[5] Univ Fed Goias, Fac Med, Goiania, Go, Brazil

来源：

INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY | 2010年 / 14卷 / 02期

关键词：

aphonia; hoarseness; laryngeal diseases; stress; voice;

D O I：

暂无

中图分类号：

R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];

学科分类号：

100213 ;

摘要：

Introduction: The conversion aphonia is defined as the total loss of voice, is a rare disease that often affects women. The diagnosis is clinical, because there are no changes in the laryngeal structures. Objective: To describe a case of conversion aphonia, seen in a public hospital in the Midwest of Brazil. Case Report: Patient 32 years old female, complaining of hoarseness for two days without other apparent symptoms. The examinations revealed no changes in the laryngeal structures and / or extra laryngeal. Stages of care have been described since the initial consultation to the recovery of the patient. Final Comments: It is important to consider the psycho-emotional aspects involving patients with voice disorders since they may cause or modify the symptoms and affect the prognosis.

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页数：4

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