Afonia com etiologia desconhecida: relato de caso
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2010-06
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The conversion aphonia is defined as the total loss of voice, is a rare disease that often affects women.
The diagnosis is clinical, because there are no changes in the laryngeal structures.
To describe a case of conversion aphonia, seen in a public hospital in the Midwest of Brazil.
Patient 32 years old female, complaining of hoarseness for two days without other apparent symptoms.
The examinations revealed no changes in the laryngeal structures and / or extra laryngeal. Stages of
care have been described since the initial consultation to the recovery of the patient.
It is important to consider the psycho-emotional aspects involving patients with voice disorders since
they may cause or modify the symptoms and affect the prognosis.
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Afonia, Voz, Doenças da laringe, Estresse, Rouquidão, Stress, Aphonia, Voice, Laryngeal diseases, Hoarseness
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GUIMARAES, Valeriana de Castro; SIQUEIRA, Paulo Humberto; BARBOSA, Maria Alves; PORTO, Celmo Celeno. Afonia com etiologia desconhecida: relato de caso. @rquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia, São Paulo, v. 14, n. 2, p. 247-250, Abr./June 2010.