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BACKGROUND: The following position statement from the Union of the European Phoniatricians, updated on 25th May 2020 (superseding the previous statement issued on 21st April 2020), contains a series of recommendations for phoniatricians and ENT surgeons who provide and/or run voice, swallowing, speech and language, or paediatric audiology services. OBJECTIVES: This material specifically aims to inform clinical practices in countries where clinics and operating theatres are reopening for elective work. It endeavours to present a current European view in relation to common procedures, many of which fall under the aegis of aerosol generating procedures. CONCLUSION: As evidence continues to build, some of the recommended practices will undoubtedly evolve, but it is hoped that the updated position statement will offer clinicians precepts on safe clinical practice.
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Audiology/methods , Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification , Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control , Otolaryngology/methods , Pandemics/prevention & control , Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control , Audiology/standards , COVID-19 , Child , Child, Preschool , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Deglutition Disorders/diagnosis , Deglutition Disorders/surgery , Deglutition Disorders/virology , Europe/epidemiology , Humans , Mandatory Testing/standards , Otolaryngology/standards , Pediatrics/standards , Personal Protective Equipment/standards , Personal Protective Equipment/supply & distribution , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , Practice Guidelines as Topic , SARS-CoV-2 , Societies, Medical/organization & administration , Voice Disorders/diagnosis , Voice Disorders/surgery , Voice Disorders/virologyABSTRACT
Upper respiratory tract (URT) viral infections may cause severe consequences during myeloablative bone marrow transplantation (BMT). We present a patient with parainfluenza virus (PIV) infection during the course of BMT. He remained relatively asymptomatic during the course of cytopenia, but presented with complete loss of voice and severe laryngitis a few days after engraftment, which is not usual for adult PIV infections. Seroconversion to PIV and marked increase in antibody titres was demonstrated, with complete lymphoid engraftment. Our case illustrated that the virulence of some URT viral infections depend on host immune factors, and may remain latent until graft versus host responses can be mounted.
