Asmaa Ahmed Abd El - Hamid <br/><br/>
Effect of steroidal treatment in asthmatic patients on voice /  
 تاثير العلاج بالكورتيزون على الصوت فى مرضى الربو الشعبى 
Asmaa Ahmed Abd El - Hamid ; supervised Ahmed Sameh Farid , Ehsan Yahia Sabry , Dalia Mostafa Ahmed 
 - Cairo :   Asmaa Ahmed Abd El - Hamid ,   2006 
 - 149P :   ill ;   25cm 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of E.N.T 
<br/><br/> Corticosteroids are one of the most important lines of treatment of bronchial asthma , but they have many systemic and local side effects , among which is dysphoniaIn this study 40 asthmatic patients (20 patients were treated with steroids and 20 patients were not treated with steroids) , and 20 control subjects were taken , all subjects were examined by laryngoscope , acoustic and aerodynamic studiesExamination revealed hazardous effects of steroids (especially systemic steroids) on vocal folds and subsequently on voiceIt was found that the longer the duration of steroids treatment , the more hazardous the effects on the vocal folds and thereby voice productionTherefore , it is recommended to restrict dose and duration of steroid intake to the least effective level 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Asthma Effects of asthma on voice Effects of steroids on voice Steroids Voice