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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]

Overview

Laryngitis must be differentiated from upper respiratory tract infection, vocal fold cyst, nodule, or polyp, and laryngeal stenosis.

Differential Diagnosis

Laryngitis must be differentiated from other diseases and conditions which cause inflammation near the larynx. These include:[1][2][3][4][5][6]

References

  1. M.D. JE, Dolin R, Blaser MJ. Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, Expert Consult Premium Edition. Saunders; 2014.
  2. Frazier MS, Drzymkowski J. Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions - Text and Elsevier Adaptive Learning Package. Saunders; 2015.
  3. Everard ML (2009). "Acute bronchiolitis and croup". Pediatr. Clin. North Am. 56 (1): 119–33, x–xi. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2008.10.007. PMID 19135584.
  4. Cherry JD (2008). "Clinical practice. Croup". N. Engl. J. Med. 358 (4): 384–91. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp072022. PMID 18216359.
  5. Gavrila GA, Mihaila RG, Manitiu I (2015). "Differential diagnosis problems in a patient with dysphonia and chronic lymphocytic leukemia". Pak J Med Sci. 31 (1): 223–5. doi:10.12669/pjms.311.6091. PMC 4386192. PMID 25878649.
  6. Saritas Yuksel E, Vaezi MF (2012). "Extraesophageal manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease: cough, asthma, laryngitis, chest pain". Swiss Med Wkly. 142: w13544. doi:10.4414/smw.2012.13544. PMID 22442097.