Pub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2024.169210.1570
Arijit Jotdar, Annanya Soni, Vinita Paswan, Anna Singh
Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumour that rarely develops intraorally. Intraoral lipoma usually presents as a slow-growing, painless mass, occasionally interfering with speech and mastication. Here we describe a patient with pedunculated intraoral lipoma causing speech and mastication difficulties. A 48-year-old gentleman presented with a slow-growing, painless intraoral mass causing discomfort while chewing and talking. The mass originated from the buccal mucosa through a thin peduncle. We excised the tumour entirely from its root. Histopathologically it was diagnosed as fibrolipoma. We also conducted a systematic quantitative review of the PubMed database following PRISMA guidelines using specific sets of keywords and defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Total 44 relevant articles were identified comprising of 175 patients. Their demographic and clinical profiles are described. Most common site of origin is buccal mucosa followed by tongue and lips. The presenting symptoms vary according to the intraoral location of the lesion. Pedunculated origin of intraoral lipoma is an extremely rare presentation. It is difficult to diagnose clinically, but a high degree of clinical suspicion helps in dealing with such cases.
{"title":"Pedunculated Origin of Intraoral Fibrolipoma – Report of A Rare Case and Systematic Quantitative Literature Review","authors":"Arijit Jotdar, Annanya Soni, Vinita Paswan, Anna Singh","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2024.169210.1570","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2024.169210.1570","url":null,"abstract":"Lipoma is a benign mesenchymal tumour that rarely develops intraorally. Intraoral lipoma usually presents as a slow-growing, painless mass, occasionally interfering with speech and mastication. Here we describe a patient with pedunculated intraoral lipoma causing speech and mastication difficulties. A 48-year-old gentleman presented with a slow-growing, painless intraoral mass causing discomfort while chewing and talking. The mass originated from the buccal mucosa through a thin peduncle. We excised the tumour entirely from its root. Histopathologically it was diagnosed as fibrolipoma. We also conducted a systematic quantitative review of the PubMed database following PRISMA guidelines using specific sets of keywords and defined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Total 44 relevant articles were identified comprising of 175 patients. Their demographic and clinical profiles are described. Most common site of origin is buccal mucosa followed by tongue and lips. The presenting symptoms vary according to the intraoral location of the lesion. Pedunculated origin of intraoral lipoma is an extremely rare presentation. It is difficult to diagnose clinically, but a high degree of clinical suspicion helps in dealing with such cases.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"63 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140406106","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2023.243804.1685
A. Gelaney, Eman Mostafa
Aim: To study the relation between working memory deficits and development of language in patients with Phonological programming Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Lexical syntactic SLI and Phonological syntactic SLI. Patients and Methods: This study is a retrospective study conducted on a series of Specific Language Impairment children (n=94). Inclusion criteria: children age range between 2.5-6.5 years, native Arabic speakers with history of speech and language delays and nonverbal IQ ≥ 85. Exclusion criteria: children with mental retardation, hearing impairment and any psychiatric disorders such as autism. Investigating working memory in SLI children was done and comparing the results with a control group (n=33). Results: There was statistically significance difference between different types of SLI and the control group in verbal working memory ( P value< 0.001 ). Conclusion: Verbal working memory abilities and language development are associated especially to Lexical syntactic SLI, Phonological syntactic SLI rather than to Phonological programming SLI.
{"title":"Working Memory in Specific Language Impairment","authors":"A. Gelaney, Eman Mostafa","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2023.243804.1685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2023.243804.1685","url":null,"abstract":"Aim: To study the relation between working memory deficits and development of language in patients with Phonological programming Specific Language Impairment (SLI), Lexical syntactic SLI and Phonological syntactic SLI. Patients and Methods: This study is a retrospective study conducted on a series of Specific Language Impairment children (n=94). Inclusion criteria: children age range between 2.5-6.5 years, native Arabic speakers with history of speech and language delays and nonverbal IQ ≥ 85. Exclusion criteria: children with mental retardation, hearing impairment and any psychiatric disorders such as autism. Investigating working memory in SLI children was done and comparing the results with a control group (n=33). Results: There was statistically significance difference between different types of SLI and the control group in verbal working memory ( P value< 0.001 ). Conclusion: Verbal working memory abilities and language development are associated especially to Lexical syntactic SLI, Phonological syntactic SLI rather than to Phonological programming SLI.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"19 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140401220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2024.239880.1680
Meva&#;a Biouélé Roger Christian, Medefo Djomo Kuate Aude Irene, Mossus Yannick, Mindja Eko David, Ngaba Mambo Olive Nicole, Njock Richard
Objectives: Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors, but they are rarely found in the parotid gland. Because of their rarity at this site, they are not often considered in the differential diagnosis of parotid lumps. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is today's Goal Standard imaging for parotid lipomas. Preoperative diagnosis remains difficult, and surgical excision is challenging due to the facial nerve possible injury. Case Report: We report a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with a painless, slowly growing, mobile lump of the left parotid gland. Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography (CT) suspected lipoma of the superficial lobe of the left parotid gland. An enucleation was performed with an uneventful postoperative course. The histology analysis confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma. Conclusion: Although lipomas of the parotid rarely occur, they should be considered in the preoperative differential diagnosis. Management could be successfully achieved in low-income countries using the imaging tools available.
{"title":"Lipoma of the Superficial Lobe of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report","authors":"Meva&#;a Biouélé Roger Christian, Medefo Djomo Kuate Aude Irene, Mossus Yannick, Mindja Eko David, Ngaba Mambo Olive Nicole, Njock Richard","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2024.239880.1680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2024.239880.1680","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: Lipomas are common benign soft tissue tumors, but they are rarely found in the parotid gland. Because of their rarity at this site, they are not often considered in the differential diagnosis of parotid lumps. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is today's Goal Standard imaging for parotid lipomas. Preoperative diagnosis remains difficult, and surgical excision is challenging due to the facial nerve possible injury. Case Report: We report a case of a 48-year-old man who presented with a painless, slowly growing, mobile lump of the left parotid gland. Ultrasonography and Computed Tomography (CT) suspected lipoma of the superficial lobe of the left parotid gland. An enucleation was performed with an uneventful postoperative course. The histology analysis confirmed the diagnosis of lipoma. Conclusion: Although lipomas of the parotid rarely occur, they should be considered in the preoperative differential diagnosis. Management could be successfully achieved in low-income countries using the imaging tools available.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"219 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140402805","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2022.133036.1503
Hassan Hosny, M. Ghandour, N. Mahmoud, Mona Hussein, Noha A. Abd ElMonem, Rasha Ismail, Sherif A. Abdelmonam, A. Abdelmonem
Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of swallowing impairment in Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) cases and determine if there is any correlation between disability status and the severity of swallowing impairment to take the results into consideration while drawing the intervention plan. Patients and Methods: The study included 40 patients diagnosed with RRMS, and they were subjected to history taking, neurological examination, and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), The Yale pharyngeal residue severity rating scale was used. Results: FEES revealed that 50 % of RRMS patients had no residue, 35% had mild residue and 15% had moderate residue. Additionally, 15% of the patients had choked with penetration, but there was no aspiration or nasal regurgitation. There was no statistically significant difference between the three groups of FEES findings regarding the expanded disability status scale (EDSS). The incidence of swallowing impairment increased with disease duration > 1 year, EDSS > 3, and in patients with more than 2 relapses. Conclusion: About half of the RRMS patients have pharyngeal residue post-swallow with variable degrees. Disease duration >1 year, a number of relapses >2 relapses, and EDSS >3 are significant risk factors for choking in MS patients.
{"title":"Assessment of Dysphagia in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis","authors":"Hassan Hosny, M. Ghandour, N. Mahmoud, Mona Hussein, Noha A. Abd ElMonem, Rasha Ismail, Sherif A. Abdelmonam, A. Abdelmonem","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2022.133036.1503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2022.133036.1503","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: This study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of swallowing impairment in Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) cases and determine if there is any correlation between disability status and the severity of swallowing impairment to take the results into consideration while drawing the intervention plan. Patients and Methods: The study included 40 patients diagnosed with RRMS, and they were subjected to history taking, neurological examination, and Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), The Yale pharyngeal residue severity rating scale was used. Results: FEES revealed that 50 % of RRMS patients had no residue, 35% had mild residue and 15% had moderate residue. Additionally, 15% of the patients had choked with penetration, but there was no aspiration or nasal regurgitation. There was no statistically significant difference between the three groups of FEES findings regarding the expanded disability status scale (EDSS). The incidence of swallowing impairment increased with disease duration > 1 year, EDSS > 3, and in patients with more than 2 relapses. Conclusion: About half of the RRMS patients have pharyngeal residue post-swallow with variable degrees. Disease duration >1 year, a number of relapses >2 relapses, and EDSS >3 are significant risk factors for choking in MS patients.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"70 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140404307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale when using Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing","authors":"Asmaa Ibrahim, Sahar Shohdi, Rasha Safwat, Yossra Sallam, Ayatallah Sheikhany","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2024.232471.1672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2024.232471.1672","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"171 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140458594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-26DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2023.182396.1588
A. Yousef, Mosaad Abdel-Aziz, O. Sabry, A. Eldehn
Background: One of the most frequent clinical signs of orbital pathology is proptosis. Because of their close anatomical relationships, para nasal sinus or nasal pathologies can exhibit proptosis. Purpose: To report the 10-years experience of a tertiary medical center (Kasr Elainy hospital-Cairo University) with children presenting with proptosis due to nasal or sinus lesion. Patients and Methods: Patients were identified by file review. Data were collected on demographics, findings on ophthalmologic and imaging evaluations, etiology, treatment, and outcome. Results: The study included 209 patients suffering from proptosis due to nasal or sinus pathology. Age of the patients ranged from 40 days to 16 years. Complicated acute sinusitis with orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal or orbital abscess and allergic fungal sinusitis constituted 93.3% of the presenting cases. Allergic fungal sinusitis and complicated sinusitis with subperiosteal abscess showed statistically-significant association with necessity of surgical intervention; while complicated acute sinusitis with orbital cellulitis showed statistically-significant higher proportion of complete resolution on medical treatment. Both “acute invasive fungal sinusitis” and “Lymphoma” showed statistically-significant association with vision non-improvement. While complicated acute sinusitis with orbital abscess showed statistically-significant higher proportion of vision improvement. Conclusion: Many sinonasal lesions can present with proptosis in childeren. Inflammatory causes were the most common causes of proptosis in children in our study. Proptosis needs to be evaluated completely for proper management and to limit the morbidity associated with it.
{"title":"Proptosis in children caused by sinonasal pathology: A retrospective study","authors":"A. Yousef, Mosaad Abdel-Aziz, O. Sabry, A. Eldehn","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2023.182396.1588","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2023.182396.1588","url":null,"abstract":"Background: One of the most frequent clinical signs of orbital pathology is proptosis. Because of their close anatomical relationships, para nasal sinus or nasal pathologies can exhibit proptosis. Purpose: To report the 10-years experience of a tertiary medical center (Kasr Elainy hospital-Cairo University) with children presenting with proptosis due to nasal or sinus lesion. Patients and Methods: Patients were identified by file review. Data were collected on demographics, findings on ophthalmologic and imaging evaluations, etiology, treatment, and outcome. Results: The study included 209 patients suffering from proptosis due to nasal or sinus pathology. Age of the patients ranged from 40 days to 16 years. Complicated acute sinusitis with orbital cellulitis, subperiosteal or orbital abscess and allergic fungal sinusitis constituted 93.3% of the presenting cases. Allergic fungal sinusitis and complicated sinusitis with subperiosteal abscess showed statistically-significant association with necessity of surgical intervention; while complicated acute sinusitis with orbital cellulitis showed statistically-significant higher proportion of complete resolution on medical treatment. Both “acute invasive fungal sinusitis” and “Lymphoma” showed statistically-significant association with vision non-improvement. While complicated acute sinusitis with orbital abscess showed statistically-significant higher proportion of vision improvement. Conclusion: Many sinonasal lesions can present with proptosis in childeren. Inflammatory causes were the most common causes of proptosis in children in our study. Proptosis needs to be evaluated completely for proper management and to limit the morbidity associated with it.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89083498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-26DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2020.28208.1197
L. El-Sharkawy, F. Gharib, Amal Sedrak, Mahmoud Youssef, Adel El-Antably
{"title":"Advanced stage laryngeal cancer in Egypt: Quality of life in the scope","authors":"L. El-Sharkawy, F. Gharib, Amal Sedrak, Mahmoud Youssef, Adel El-Antably","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2020.28208.1197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2020.28208.1197","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"110 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76290626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-02-22DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2022.161928.1556
Amani EI-Gharib, Enaas A. Kolkaila, Doaa Helal
Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate hearing in noise ability for post COVID-19 patients using the Complete Intelligibility Spatiality Quality (CISQ) questionnaire and Arabic Version of Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). Patients and Methods: Thirty subjects diagnosed by PCR as covid-19 virus positive were included in this study. Their ages ranged from 20 to 53 years. All participates were subjected to full audiological history, basic audiological evaluation including, complete intelligibility spatiality quality questionnaire (Arabic CISQ) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). Results: HINT results, revealed a strong statistically significant difference when compared to normal in all Noise conditions. As regards Complete Intelligibility Spatiality Quality questionnaire (Arabic CISQ), the results were highly statistically significant in averseness, background noise intelligibility and spatiality subscales. Conclusion: Post covid-19 infection, many subjects have a difficulty in speech discrimination in noise and also have difficulty in hearing specific loud sound. Further research in central auditory processing abilities post COVID-19 is recommended.
{"title":"Speech in Noise Ability Post COVID-19","authors":"Amani EI-Gharib, Enaas A. Kolkaila, Doaa Helal","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2022.161928.1556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2022.161928.1556","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate hearing in noise ability for post COVID-19 patients using the Complete Intelligibility Spatiality Quality (CISQ) questionnaire and Arabic Version of Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). Patients and Methods: Thirty subjects diagnosed by PCR as covid-19 virus positive were included in this study. Their ages ranged from 20 to 53 years. All participates were subjected to full audiological history, basic audiological evaluation including, complete intelligibility spatiality quality questionnaire (Arabic CISQ) and Hearing in Noise Test (HINT). Results: HINT results, revealed a strong statistically significant difference when compared to normal in all Noise conditions. As regards Complete Intelligibility Spatiality Quality questionnaire (Arabic CISQ), the results were highly statistically significant in averseness, background noise intelligibility and spatiality subscales. Conclusion: Post covid-19 infection, many subjects have a difficulty in speech discrimination in noise and also have difficulty in hearing specific loud sound. Further research in central auditory processing abilities post COVID-19 is recommended.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"355 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87192985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2022.84272.1391
Mostafa Talaat, I. Nada, A. Hamad
{"title":"Effect of Endoscopic Lateral Lamellectomy in Concha Bullosa Induced Rhinogenic Headache","authors":"Mostafa Talaat, I. Nada, A. Hamad","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2022.84272.1391","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2022.84272.1391","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75875627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2023.197413.1617
E. Ezzat, Y. Khalil, Asmaa Rashad, Maha El-kamshishy, H. anwar
Background: To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the voice as many studies reported voice changes in patients with COVID-19. Objective: This study aimed to sight the involvement of phonatory function in atypical COVID-19 pneumonia. Rather than, enriching our knowledge and medical skills when dealing with that disease in our field. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on one hundred and thirty-five subjects that had COVID-19. The recruited subjects were asked to complete a collective data, scientifically designed questionnaire involving analytical questions about demographic data, COVID-19 general symptoms, comorbidities, otolaryngological symptoms, and dysphonia symptoms. The prevalence of dysphonia, as part of the COVID-19 symptoms, was assessed. The onset, character, and duration were compared between dysphonic and non-dysphonic COVID-19 patients. Results: A high prevalence (57%) of self-evaluated dysphonia among COVID-19 patients. The current study found no correlation between gender with dysphonia while there is a significant correlation with age. A significant correlation between dysphonia with cough and otolaryngological symptoms was detected. A positive correlation with ventilatory support with or without intubation. Laryngoscopic examination showed that the most affected site was the glottic area by 83.3% where congestion of the vocal fold was the most common abnormality. Conclusion: Dysphonia may be found in about half of individuals infected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and should be considered as a symptom list of the infection.
{"title":"Involvement of the Phonatory Functions in Atypical Covid-19 Pneumonia","authors":"E. Ezzat, Y. Khalil, Asmaa Rashad, Maha El-kamshishy, H. anwar","doi":"10.21608/ejentas.2023.197413.1617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejentas.2023.197413.1617","url":null,"abstract":"Background: To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the voice as many studies reported voice changes in patients with COVID-19. Objective: This study aimed to sight the involvement of phonatory function in atypical COVID-19 pneumonia. Rather than, enriching our knowledge and medical skills when dealing with that disease in our field. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on one hundred and thirty-five subjects that had COVID-19. The recruited subjects were asked to complete a collective data, scientifically designed questionnaire involving analytical questions about demographic data, COVID-19 general symptoms, comorbidities, otolaryngological symptoms, and dysphonia symptoms. The prevalence of dysphonia, as part of the COVID-19 symptoms, was assessed. The onset, character, and duration were compared between dysphonic and non-dysphonic COVID-19 patients. Results: A high prevalence (57%) of self-evaluated dysphonia among COVID-19 patients. The current study found no correlation between gender with dysphonia while there is a significant correlation with age. A significant correlation between dysphonia with cough and otolaryngological symptoms was detected. A positive correlation with ventilatory support with or without intubation. Laryngoscopic examination showed that the most affected site was the glottic area by 83.3% where congestion of the vocal fold was the most common abnormality. Conclusion: Dysphonia may be found in about half of individuals infected with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and should be considered as a symptom list of the infection.","PeriodicalId":37983,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83786714","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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