Vocal fold atrophy and Reinke edema

October 8, 2012 by Eliana Verghese, MD; Rima A. DeFatta, MD; Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA, FACS
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Laryngoscopic Clinic

If voice therapy does not improve vocal fold atrophy and muscle tension dysphonia, then medialization laryngoplasty by injection or thyroplasty may be indicated. 

     A 50-year-old woman, a music teacher, presented with a 6-month history of dysphonia. Her symptoms began while she was recovering from a respiratory illness. She also complained of voice fatigue and odynophonia. On examination, her voice was weak, breathy, and mildly raspy.

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CitationEar Nose Throat J. 2012 October;91(10):417