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chronic posterior laryngitis

chronic posterior laryngitis

a form of laryngitis involving principally the interarytenoid area; thought to be caused by regurgitation of gastric contents.
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chron·ic pos·te·ri·or lar·yn·gi·tis

(kron'ik pos-tēr'ē-ŏr lar-in-jī'tis)
A form of laryngitis involving principally the interarytenoid area; thought to be caused by regurgitation of gastric contents.
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References in periodicals archive
Treatment of chronic posterior laryngitis with esomeprazole.
Meta-analysis of the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors for the symptoms of laryngopharyngeal reflux
(14) They found no statistically significant differences in the resolution of primary symptoms, in improvement in the chronic posterior laryngitis index, in the change in LPR health-related quality of life, in the percentage of symptom-free days, or in the percentage symptom-free patients.
Key: LPR = laryngopharyngeal reflux; RFS = reflux finding score; RSI = reflux symptom index; CPLI = chronic posterior laryngitis index.
A systematic review of proton-pump inhibitor therapy for laryngopharyngeal reflux
Ex juvantibus approach for chronic posterior laryngitis: Results of short-term pantoprazole therapy.
Symptoms and findings of laryngopharyngeal reflux
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