Hoarseness

DDx

  • Laryngitis
  • Voice overuse
  • Vocal cord nodules, polyps, or papillomas
  • Laryngeal cancer
  • Lung cancer (with paralysis of recurrent laryngeal nerve)
  • Unilateral vocal cord paralysis
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Substernal goiter, thyroiditis, multinodular goiter, or thyroid carcinoma
  • Gastroesophageal reflux
  • Angioedema

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