Dysphonia in asthmatic women using inhaled corticosteroids: It is not only a laryngeal inflammation

Conclusion: For the 1st time we have demonstrated that dysphonia occurring in asthmatic women who used inhaled corticosteroids was mostly due to a functional mechanism and not as a consequence of organic lesions (like inflammation or mycosis).

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 7, 2016 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: de Blay, F., Delmas, C., Peri, E., Velten, M., Petit-Thomas, J., Kuntz, H., Schultz, P. Tags: 5.1 Airway Pharmacology and Treatment Source Type: research