Muhammad Hafeez, Arif Raza Khan, Naseer Ahmad, Noor Sahib Khan.
Causes of hoarseness in north of Pakistan.
J Med Sci Jan ;18(3):151-3.

Objectives: To determine the etiology of hoarseness, a careful directed approach for its diagnosis and early management. Material and Methods: This descriptive study was carried out at the department of ENT Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from January 2008 to December 2009. A total of 100 patients presenting for the first time with hoarseness were included in the study. Results: Infection (42%) was the commonest cause of hoarseness in our study followed by benign lesions (25%) and malignant lesions (13%). Five percent of the cases of hoarseness were due to vocal cord paralysis. In 12% of cases hoarseness was found to be of non organic type. Three percent of cases were due to trauma. Conclusion: Hoarseness of voice is just a symptom and not a diagnosis and every case should be carefully and thoroughly investigated for the underlying cause.

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