Analysis of clinical characteristics in 825 children with hoarseness
Objective To explore the etiology and clinical characteristics of hoarseness in children,and to study the application of electronic laryngoscopy in its diagnosis.Methods A retrospective analysis was con-ducted on clinical characteristics in 825 children with hoarseness admitted to the hospital from January 2021 to December 2022.Results The age range is from 1 month to 14 years old,with an average of 6.04 years old,in-cluding 584 males and 241 females,with a male to female ratio of 2.42:1.00.Vocal nodule in 371 cases(44.9％),chronic laryngitis in 274 cases(33.2％),and acute and subacute laryngitis in 84 cases(10.2％)are the three most common causes of hoarseness in children,accounting for 88.4％(729/825)of the total popula-tion.The remaining cases were vocal cord polyps in 32 cases(3.8％),vocal cord paralysis in 31 cases(3.7％),laryngeal papilloma in 6 cases(0.7％),and the remaining 27 cases(3.3％).Adopting different treatment methods according to different etiologies results in higher improvement and cure rates.Conclusion The oc-currence of hoarseness in children is more common in males,and it is more common in school age and early school age.The most common disease is vocal cord nodules,followed by acute and chronic laryngitis,vocal cord polyps.For infants and young children,vocal cord paralysis and laryngeal papilloma are also common.
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