TY  - GEN
AU  - Asmaa Ahmed Abd El - Hamid
AU  - Ahmed Sameh Farid , 
AU  - Dalia Mostafa Ahmed , 
AU  - Ehsan Yahia Sabry , 
TI  - Effect of steroidal treatment in asthmatic patients on voice / 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Cairo : 
PB  - Asmaa Ahmed Abd El - Hamid , 
KW  - Asthma
KW  - Effects of asthma on voice
KW  - Effects of steroids on voice
KW  - Steroids
KW  - Voice
N1  - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of E.N.T; Issued also as CD
N2  - 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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