01893nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653000900059653002200068653002500090653001100115653001500126653001100141653002300152653001200175653000900187653001600196653002400212653003100236653002000267100002000287700001800307700002300325700001700348700001500365700001600380245007100396300001100467490000700478520104400485022001401529       2010                            d  c2010 Mar-Apr10aAged10aAged, 80 and over10aCase-Control Studies10aFemale10aHoarseness10aHumans10aLaryngeal Diseases10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aProspective Studies10aSurveys and Questionnaires10aVoice Disorders1 aPalheta Neto FX1 aSilva Filho M1 aPantoja Junior JMS1 aTeixeira LLC1 aMiranda RV1 aPalheta ACP00aMain vocal complaints of elderly patients after leprosy treatment.  a156-630 v763 a<p><b>UNLABELLED: </b>Leprosy is an infectious disease, with vocal involvement varying between hoarseness and difficult breathing.</p><p><b>AIM: </b>Compare the main vocal complaints among elderly patients after treatment for leprosy and a control group.</p><p><b>STUDY DESIGN: </b>Descriptive prospective.</p><p><b>MATERIALS AND METHODS: </b>We included 50 patients aged over 60 years, 32 had been treated for leprosy, and the others formed the control group. We used our own questionnaire to analyze the vocal symptoms presented by the two groups, as well as gender, age, life style and comorbidities.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Among the treated group, the most frequent symptoms were hawk (34.4%) and hoarseness (28.1%), while in the control group the most prevalent symptoms were hoarseness (77.8%) and a foreign body sensation (55.6%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>The most prevalent voice complaints in patients treated for leprosy are hawking and hoarseness, and that its development is influenced by life style and associated diseases.</p>  a1808-8686