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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is the most common esophageal disease. It typically presents with heartburn and regurgitation, but it may also cause atypical symptoms, either alone or in combination. About 20 to 60 percent of patients with GERD have ENT symptoms without any heartburn. The most common ENT symptom is a globus sensation, yet there are many possible clinical signs such as laryngitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, laryngospasm, laryngeal edema and granuloma that may mislead the initial work-up. In this work the pathophysiology, symptomatology, diagnostic measurements and therapeutic options of GERD are discussed. It is suggested that GERD has to be included into differential diagnostic approaches especially when routine treatment of these ENT diseases failes.
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PMID:[Reflux-associated diseases of the otorhinolaryngology tract]. 1155 31

The otolaryngological symptoms during gastro-oesophageal reflux disease may be very frequent. When the global estimation in the literature go round 20%, the prevalence in the African studies is variable, between 4 and 43 %. The most common disease encountered are laryngitis and pharyngitis's manifestations. When it is not possible to perform the oesophageal pH-metry, the most sensitive examination in gastro-oesophageal reflux, endoscopic examination and therapeutic test with IPP can be proposed to any patient with ENT symptoms and manifestations of gastro-oesophageal reflux.
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PMID:[The otolaryngological manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease]. 1963 50

Basic knowledge concerning the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is useful for ENT physicians. Although HIV patients are usually stably asymptomatic nowadays due to modern therapy, HIV often manifests in ENT symptoms, such as neck lumps, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and dysgeusia. After infection, an initial increase in viral load can cause, among other symptoms, oral ulcers and pharyngitis. Once the immune system is compromised by the attack on CD4 lymphocyte cells, HIV-related diseases can occur: oral mycoses (particularly candidosis) and viral infections (including warts), aphthous ulcers, gingivitis, salivary gland diseases and malignancies (e. g. intraoral Kaposi's sarcoma). Neck lymphadenopathy is frequent. Markers of disease severity are the clinical symptoms, viral load and CD4 helper cell count. HIV treatment (antiretroviral therapy, ART) is a combination of at least three antiviral drugs.
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PMID:[A practically orientated clinical HIV update for ENT physicians]. 2535 97