Impact of laryngeal sequelae on voice- and swallowing-related outcomes in paracoccidioidomycosis.
Neisa Santos Carvalho Alves PissurnoLucas da Motta EstevesJuliana Marques BeneditoVanessa Ponsano GiglioLidia Raquel de CarvalhoRinaldo Poncio MendesAnamaria Mello Miranda PaniagoPublished in: The journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases (2020)
There were no dysphagia complaints and only a few mild changes were found on the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing, suggesting that this evaluation should be performed only in specific cases. Patients with laryngeal involvement presented worse V-RQOL and self-assessment voice quality. This study contributes to the current knowledge of the functional assessment of the larynx affected by PCM and the impact of dysphonia on quality of life.