Voice change in the pediatric patient. A differential diagnosis.
This paper reviews the causes of voice change in the infant and child. Symptoms of dysphonia can be very early evidence of a serious problem, either within the larynx or resulting from a systemic disease. The need to investigate the cause of voice disturbances is stressed. The large number of diseases in which voice change occurs makes a complete examination of the child, both local and systemic, absolutely necessary in order to arrive at a specific diagnosis. The mechanism of voice change is described in each category of the numerous causes of dysphonia.
D001044:Aphonia / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003391:Cranial Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D019838:Neck Injuries; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology