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Laryngitis historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Laryngitis is an ancient disease. In 1840, Dr. Jordan Roche Lynch, an English physician, published a case study on the treatment of acute laryngitis.[1] In 2005, Drs. Reveiz, Cardona, and Ospina demonstrated that antibiotics were not effective in the treatment of laryngitis.[2]
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- Laryngitis is an ancient disease.
- In 1840, Dr. Jordan Roche Lynch, an English physician, published a case study on the treatment of acute laryngitis.[1] This case study appears to be the oldest accessible finding of laryngitis in Western literature, however, it appears the disease had been well studied prior.
- In 2005, Drs. Reveiz, Cardona, and Ospina demonstrated that antibiotics were not effective in the treatment of laryngitis.[2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lynch JR (1841). “Case of acute laryngitis in which tracheotomy was performed”. Prov Med Surg J (1840). 3 (60): 148–9. PMC 2489466. PMID 21379785.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Reveiz L, Cardona AF, Ospina EG (2005). “Antibiotics for acute laryngitis in adults”. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (1): CD004783. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004783.pub2. PMID 15674965.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]