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Vocal cord dysfunction

MedGen UID:
678579
Concept ID:
C0859897
Finding
Synonyms: Dysfunction, Vocal Cord; Dysfunctions, Vocal Cord; Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion; Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion Disorder; Vocal Cord Dysfunction; Vocal Cord Dysfunctions
SNOMED CT: Vocal cord dysfunction (134290008)
 
HPO: HP:0031801

Definition

Any functional anomaly of the vocal cord. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Murphy VE
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Leong P, Vertigan AE, Hew M, Baxter M, Phyland D, Hull JH, Carroll TL, Gibson PG, McDonald VM, Halvorsen T, Clemm HH, Vollsæter M, Røksund OD, Bardin PG; Vocal Cord Dysfunction/Inducible Laryngeal Obstruction Delphi Expert Panel
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2023 Oct;152(4):899-906. Epub 2023 Jun 20 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2023.06.007. PMID: 37343843
Ambati SR, Kaslovsky R, Evans MT, Edge W
Respir Care 2023 Apr;68(4):520-523. Epub 2023 Feb 21 doi: 10.4187/respcare.10408. PMID: 36810361Free PMC Article
Mahoney J, Hew M, Vertigan A, Oates J
Clin Exp Allergy 2022 Mar;52(3):387-404. Epub 2021 Nov 4 doi: 10.1111/cea.14036. PMID: 34699093
Kuruvilla M, Khan DA
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2015 May;35(2):303-19. Epub 2015 Mar 3 doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2015.01.008. PMID: 25841553
Moser SE
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Diagnosis

Kaminsky DA, Simpson SJ, Berger KI, Calverley P, de Melo PL, Dandurand R, Dellacà RL, Farah CS, Farré R, Hall GL, Ioan I, Irvin CG, Kaczka DW, King GG, Kurosawa H, Lombardi E, Maksym GN, Marchal F, Oostveen E, Oppenheimer BW, Robinson PD, van den Berge M, Thamrin C
Eur Respir Rev 2022 Mar 31;31(163) Epub 2022 Feb 9 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0208-2021. PMID: 35140105Free PMC Article
Am Fam Physician 2021 Nov 1;104(5):Online. PMID: 34783515
Bilò MB, Martini M, Tontini C, Mohamed OE, Krishna MT
Clin Exp Allergy 2019 Jul;49(7):942-952. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1111/cea.13402. PMID: 31002196
Moser SE
Prim Care 2014 Mar;41(1):109-13. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.10.009. PMID: 24439885
Hoyte FC
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am 2013 Feb;33(1):1-22. Epub 2012 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2012.10.010. PMID: 23337061

Therapy

Leong P, Gibson PG, Vertigan AE, Hew M, McDonald VM, Bardin PG
Respirology 2023 Jul;28(7):615-626. Epub 2023 May 23 doi: 10.1111/resp.14518. PMID: 37221142Free PMC Article
Koh J, Phyland D, Baxter M, Leong P, Bardin PG
Expert Rev Respir Med 2023 Jan-Jun;17(6):429-445. Epub 2023 May 22 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2023.2215434. PMID: 37194252
Mahoney J, Hew M, Vertigan A, Oates J
Clin Exp Allergy 2022 Mar;52(3):387-404. Epub 2021 Nov 4 doi: 10.1111/cea.14036. PMID: 34699093
Gibson PG, Simpson JL, Ryan NM, Vertigan AE
Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2014 Feb;14(1):55-61. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000027. PMID: 24345788
Benninger C, Parsons JP, Mastronarde JG
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2011 Jan;17(1):45-9. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32834130ee. PMID: 21330824

Prognosis

Bilò MB, Martini M, Tontini C, Mohamed OE, Krishna MT
Clin Exp Allergy 2019 Jul;49(7):942-952. Epub 2019 May 13 doi: 10.1111/cea.13402. PMID: 31002196
You-Ten KE, Siddiqui N, Teoh WH, Kristensen MS
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Matrka L
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McCarty JC, Ferguson BJ
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2014 Feb;47(1):109-18. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2013.08.012. PMID: 24286684Free PMC Article
Noyes BE, Kemp JS
Paediatr Respir Rev 2007 Jun;8(2):155-63. doi: 10.1016/j.prrv.2007.05.004. PMID: 17574160

Clinical prediction guides

Vertigan AE, Kapela SL, Gibson PG
Respir Med 2020 Jul;168:105990. Epub 2020 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2020.105990. PMID: 32364960
Daniel SJ, Bertolizio G, McHugh T
Paediatr Anaesth 2020 Mar;30(3):347-352. Epub 2020 Jan 20 doi: 10.1111/pan.13823. PMID: 31901216
You-Ten KE, Siddiqui N, Teoh WH, Kristensen MS
Can J Anaesth 2018 Apr;65(4):473-484. Epub 2018 Jan 18 doi: 10.1007/s12630-018-1064-8. PMID: 29349733
Ghaemi H, Khoddami SM, Soleymani Z, Zandieh F, Jalaie S, Ahanchian H, Khadivi E
J Voice 2018 Nov;32(6):710-714. Epub 2017 Dec 25 doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.08.022. PMID: 29284560
Al-Alwan A, Kaminsky D
Phys Sportsmed 2012 May;40(2):22-7. doi: 10.3810/psm.2012.05.1961. PMID: 22759602

Recent systematic reviews

Zhang C, Hicks M, Ospina MB, Martha V, Alnouri G, Dennett L, Sataloff R, Hicks A
Pediatr Pulmonol 2022 Jun;57(6):1401-1415. Epub 2022 Apr 22 doi: 10.1002/ppul.25910. PMID: 35355450Free PMC Article
Mahoney J, Hew M, Vertigan A, Oates J
Clin Exp Allergy 2022 Mar;52(3):387-404. Epub 2021 Nov 4 doi: 10.1111/cea.14036. PMID: 34699093
Lee JH, An J, Won HK, Kang Y, Kwon HS, Kim TB, Cho YS, Moon HB, Song WJ, Hull JH
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2020 Apr;145(4):1165-1173. Epub 2020 Jan 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.12.906. PMID: 31940470
Boulet LP, Turmel J, Irwin RS; CHEST Expert Cough Panel
Chest 2017 Feb;151(2):441-454. Epub 2016 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.054. PMID: 27865877Free PMC Article
Liyanagedera S, McLeod R, Elhassan HA
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2017 Apr;274(4):1781-1789. Epub 2016 Oct 11 doi: 10.1007/s00405-016-4338-1. PMID: 27730324Free PMC Article

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