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An unusual cause of hoarseness in an elderly asthmatic. Mycoses [Mycoses] Journal article

 
Nath A, Agarwal R, Singh A, Gupta R, Joshi K 
An unusual cause of hoarseness in an elderly asthmatic. [JOURNAL ARTICLE]
Mycoses 2009 Jun 30.


Dysphonia in patients with bronchial asthma is generally ascribed to vocal-cord abnormalities or steroid myopathy secondary to inhaled corticosteroids. Herein, we report the case of a 55-year-old male patient - a diagnosed case of bronchial asthma being on inhaled corticosteroids - who presented with dysphonia and was diagnosed to be suffering from Aspergillus laryngotracheobronchitis.



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