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    Reflux Laryngitis Differential Diagnoses

    Author: Bardia Amirlak, MD; Chief Editor: Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA more...

    pdated: Mar 05, 2014

    Diagnostic Considerations

    heseinclude the following:

    Deglutitive dysfunction

    Primary disorder of esophageal musculature or neural supply

    Degenerative disorders

    Myasthenia gravis

    Peripheral disorder due to diabetes

    Vagal injury

    Esophageal, pharyngeal, thyroid, or laryngeal neoplasm

    Differential Diagnoses

    Acute Laryngitis

    Functional Voice Disorders

    Infectious or Allergic Chronic Laryngitis

    Laryngeal Manifestations of Stroke

    Laryngeal Stenosis

    Malignant Tumors of the Larynx

    Malignant Tumors of the Postcricoid Area

    orkup

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    Author

    Bardia Amirlak, MDAssistant Professor of Plastic Surgery, Director of Residency Cosmetic Clinic, Director of

    Plastic Surgery Global Health Program, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas; Chief of

    Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    Bardia Amirlak, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons,American

    Society of Plastic Surgeons,American Society of Reconstruct ive Transplantation, Kleinert Society

    Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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    Reza Shaker, MD

    Reza Shaker, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Gastroenterology,

    American College of Physic ians,American Federation for Medical Research,American Gastroenterological

    Association,American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society,American Phys iological Society,American

    Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

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    Pamela A Mudd, MDAttending Physician in Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center

    Pamela A Mudd, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,American College of Physic ians

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    Ramin Soraya, MDChair, Department of Science, West Coast University, Dallas

    Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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    Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhDAdjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center

    College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

    Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.

    Robert M Kellman, MDProfessor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences,

    State University of New York Upstate Medical University

    Robert M Kellman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plas tic

    and Reconstruct ive Surgery,American Head and Neck Society,American Rhinologic Society, Triological

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    American College of Surgeons,American Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York

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    Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBAProfessor of Otolaryngology, Dentistry, and Engineering, University of Colorado

    School of Medicine

    Arlen D Meyers, MD, MBA is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic

    and Reconstruct ive Surgery,American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,American Head

    and Neck Society

    Disclosure: Serve(d) as a director, officer, partner, employee, advisor, consultant or trustee for:

    Medvoy;Testappropriate;Cerescan;Empirican;RxRevu
    Received none from Allergy Solutions, Inc for board

    membership; Received honoraria from RxRevu for chief medical editor; Received salary from Medvoy for founder

    and president; Received consulting fee from Corvectra for senior medical advisor; Received ownership interest

    from Cerescan for consulting; Received consult ing fee from Ess iahealth for advisor; Received consult ing fee

    from Carespan for advisor; Received consulting fee from Covidien for consulting.

    Additional Contributors

    Clark A Rosen, MDDirector, University of Pittsburgh Voice Center; Professor, Department of Otolaryngology

    and Communication Science and Disorders, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

    Clark A Rosen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Facial Plastic and

    Reconstructive Surgery,American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,American College of

    Surgeons,American Medical Association, Pennsylvania Medical Society

    Disclosure: Received consulting fee from Merz North America Inc for consulting; Received consulting fee from

    Merz North America Inc for speaking and teaching.

    Acknowledgements

    The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous authors,

    Ann L Edmunds, MD, PharmD, to the development and writing of this article.

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