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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Atypical Clinical Presentation of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux: A 5-Year Case Series.

Jerome R Lechien, Stéphane Hans, Francois Bobin, Christian Calvo-Henriquez, Sven Saussez, Petros D Karkos

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of an anti-reflux diet in the treatment of chronic cough caused by laryngopharyngeal reflux.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Jerome R LechienDepartment of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Mons School of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), B7000 Mons, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-0845-0845
Stéphane HansDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Foch Hospital, School of Medicine, UFR Simone Veil, Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (Paris Saclay University), 92150 Paris, France.
Francois BobinElsan Polyclinic of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, France.
Christian Calvo-HenriquezDepartment of Otolaryngology, Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela, 15700 Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3580-0967
Sven SaussezDepartment of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, Mons School of Medicine, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), B7000 Mons, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-3655-1854
Petros D KarkosDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki Medical School, 54621 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2488-5539
University of Mons · BEAHEPA University Hospital · GRUniversité de Poitiers · FRUniversité de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · FR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLaryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is a common disease in otolaryngology characterized by an inflammatory reaction of the mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract caused by digestive refluxate enzymes. LPR has been identified as the etiological or favoring factor of laryngeal, oral, sinonasal, or otological diseases. In this case series, we reported the atypical clinical presentation of LPR in patients presenting in our clinic with reflux.

methodsA retrospective medical chart review of 351 patients with LPR treated in the European Reflux Clinic in Brussels, Poitiers and Paris was performed. In order to be included, patients had to report an atypical clinical presentation of LPR, consisting of symptoms or findings that are not described in the reflux symptom score and reflux sign assessment. The LPR diagnosis was confirmed with a 24 h hypopharyngeal-esophageal impedance pH study, and patients were treated with a combination of diet, proton pump inhibitors, and alginates. The atypical symptoms or findings had to be resolved from pre- to posttreatment.

resultsFrom 2017 to 2021, 21 patients with atypical LPR were treated in our center. The clinical presentation consisted of recurrent aphthosis or burning mouth (

conclusionLPR may present with various clinical presentations, including mouth, eye, tracheobronchial, nasal, or laryngeal findings, which may all regress with adequate treatment. Future studies are needed to better specify the relationship between LPR and these atypical findings through analyses identifying gastroduodenal enzymes in the inflamed tissue.

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atypicalclinicaldiagnosislaryngopharyngealmanagementnasalotologicalrefluxrespiratorytreatment

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