| Title | An unusual cause of hoarseness in an elderly asthmatic. | | Author(s) | Nath A, Agarwal R, Singh A, Gupta R, Joshi K | | Institution | Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. | | Source | Mycoses 2009 Jun 30. | | Abstract | 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. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19570062 |
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