title: Clinical profile of hoarseness of voice.
abstract: A study comprising of 110 cases of hoarseness was carried out in the department of otolaryngology-HNS, M.G.I.M.S., Sewagram between Jan. 1998 and Sept. 1999. Age of patients ranged between 6 to 71 years. Male to female ratio was 2∶1. Labourers constituted the single largest group of patients (36.36%). Rural to urban ratio was 3∶1. Duration of hoarseness ranged from 1 day to 5 years. Acute laryngitis was the commonest cause of hoarseness.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Otolaryngology-HNS, M. G. I. M. S., 442 102 Sewagram, India.
authors.forename: Sambhu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baitha
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Raizada
authors.forename: A K Kennedy
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Puttewar
authors.forename: V N
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
keywords: Clinical profile; Hoarseness