[Chronic laryngitis in children: the role of gastroesophageal reflux].
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) is associated with a number of inflammatory ENT disorders in the adult and is correlated with recurrent croup in the child.


OBJECTIVE
To estimate the frequency of GOR in a population of children consulting for chronic laryngotracheal symptoms.


METHODS
The study included 17 children, aged between 2 and 14 years (mean: 7 years) all of whom suffered from dysphonia or a chronic cough. After a clinical ENT examination, each child had a fibreoptic laryngoscopy and a long duration pH-study lasting between 18 and 24 hours.


RESULTS
Pathological GOR was discovered in 10 children, i.e. 59%. Overall the number of refluxes per study varied from 6 to 816 (mean 156). The vast majority of these refluxes occurred when the child was awake.


CONCLUSIONS
In our series of children with chronic laryngotracheal disorders, at least 59% were shown to suffer from pathological GOR.
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Unité d'ORL, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, AP-HP, Faculté de Médecine Cochin-Port-Royal, Paris.
Gumpert
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Kalach
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Dogliotti
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Benhamou
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Dupont
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007827:Laryngitis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000209:etiology
Laryngite chronique chez l'enfant: place du reflux gastro-oesophagien.