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Descriptor English: Laryngitis
Descriptor Spanish: Laringitis
Descriptor laringitis
Scope note: Inflamación de la MUCOSA LARÍNGEA con afectación de las CUERDAS VOALES. Se caracteriza por irritación, edema y flexibilidad reducida de la mucosa que conlleva a TRASTORNOS DE LA VOZ como AFONÍA y RONQUERA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Laringite
Descriptor French: Laryngite
Entry term(s): Laryngitides
Tree number(s): C01.748.368
C08.360.535
C08.730.368
C09.400.535
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007827
Scope note: Inflammation of the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA, including the VOCAL CORDS. Laryngitis is characterized by irritation, edema, and reduced pliability of the mucosa leading to VOICE DISORDERS such as APHONIA and HOARSENESS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 28123
Unique ID: D007827
NLM Classification: WV 510
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Laryngitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0012236
Scope note Inflammation of the LARYNGEAL MUCOSA, including the VOCAL CORDS. Laryngitis is characterized by irritation, edema, and reduced pliability of the mucosa leading to VOICE DISORDERS such as APHONIA and HOARSENESS.
Preferred term Laryngitis
Entry term(s) Laryngitides



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