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Baseline characteristics for 20 previously reported cases of laryngeal cryptococcosus.
| Age range (years); mean | 31–87; 59 |
| Male: female ratio | 12:8 |
| Symptomsa (N, %) | |
| Hoarseness | 20 (100) |
| Cough | 4 (20) |
| Dyspnea | 1 (5) |
| Predisposing factorsa (N, %) | |
| HIV/AIDS | 4 (20) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 3 (15) |
| Exposure to birds | 3 (15) |
| Smoking | 5 (25) |
| Systemic corticosteroids | 3 (15) |
| Inhaled corticosteroid | 8 (40) |
aPatient may have more than one symptom or predisposing factor.
