A Study of Clinicopathological Profile of Patients of Hoarseness of Voice Presenting to Tertiary Care hospital.

Hoarseness is subjective term used to describe abnormal voice quality which may occur due to many causes because it is just a symptom. Proper knowledge and clinicopathological profile is important to treat the underlying pathology. This prospective study was carried out in 100 patients presented in Department of ENT, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal from April 2013 to September 2014 with complaint of hoarseness of voice for more than 15 days. Objective of this study is to study incidence, duration and sex predilection for hoarseness of voice. Also to study different etiological and predisposing factors for hoarseness of voice. After taking detailed history of the patient, complete examination of ear, nose and throat has been carried out. Indirect laryngoscopy, direct laryngoscopy, FOFE is done. Any suspicious tissue is sent for histopathological evaluation. X-ray soft tissue neck and if required CT SCAN larynx is done. Out of 100 patients maximum were from 50 to 70 years age group. 89% were males while only 11% were females. Labourers (37%) and farmers (32%) were the major groups affected. Smoking habit found in 60% of patients and tobacco chewing in 33% of patients and both, also having. Most common cause for hoarseness was found out to be laryngeal neoplasms of which supraglottic growth being commonest (37%) in our study. Hoarseness of voice may be present due to various underlying pathologies. So proper diagnosis, through detailed history, clinical examination and investigations is warranted to find out the cause and starting treatment.