Reinke’s edema – Knowledge and References

Reinke's edema

Rhinolaryngoscopy for the Allergist

Published in Pudupakkam K Vedanthan, Harold S Nelson, Shripad N Agashe, PA Mahesh, Rohit Katial, Textbook of Allergy for the Clinician, 2021

Jerald W Koepke, William K Dolen

Reinke’s edema or diffuse polyposis of the vocal folds, results from filling of Reinke’s space with fluid, usually as the result of voice abuse or smoking. It is characterized by harsh, low-pitched dysphonia, often in a middle-aged individual.

Objective measurement of mucosal wave parameters in diagnosing benign lesions of the vocal folds

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Published in Logopedics Phoniatrics Vocology, 2019

Paulina Krasnodębska, Agata Szkiełkowska, Beata Miaśkiewicz, Elżbieta Włodarczyk, Anna Domeracka-Kołodziej, Henryk Skarżyński

The study group consisted of 62 people aged 24–60 (51 females, 11 males) with benign lesions of the vocal folds (22 with nodules, 23 with Reinke’s edema and 17 with polyps) who were treated at the Audiology and Phoniatrics Clinic. Excluded from the study were patients with large Reinke’s edema (third degree according to the Yonekawa classification) or with a vocal fold polyp larger than 4 mm. The patients with vocal fold polyps comprised 8 women and 9 men, those with Reinke’s edema included 21 women and 2 men, while there were 22 (women only) who had vocal fold nodules. Mean patient ages were 41.7 years for polyps, 40.8 years for vocal fold nodules and 50.9 years for Reinke’s edema. The control group included 62 healthy people with no voice disorders and a good quality voice. The groups were balanced for gender and age. Each patient underwent otolaryngologic and phoniatric examination. The study design was approved by the Bioethics Committee (KB/07/2013).

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