Listy klinické logopedie 2025, 9(2):39-44 | DOI: 10.36833/lkl.2025.025

Role of the Speech Therapist in an Interdisciplinary Team in the Case of Caustic Injury: a case report

Mgr. Michaela Tížková1, Mgr. Gabriela Solná, Ph.D.1, Mgr. Lucie Kytnarová, Ph.D.1,2
1 Nemocnice AGEL Ostrava-Vítkovice a.s., Zalužanského 1192/15, 703 00, Ostrava-Vítkovice, Česká republika.
2 Katedra speciální pedagogiky, Pedagogická fakulta Ostravské univerzity, Fráni Šrámka 3, 709 00 Ostrava, Česká republika.

Comprehensive care for an adult patient with caustic injury requires interdisciplinary collaboration among a wide range of specialists from both medical and non-medical professions. The presented case report aims to introduce to the professional community the possibilities of involving a clinical speech-language therapist in both the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for an adult female patient after a suicide attempt resulting in an extensive caustic oesophageal injury. In such cases, the speech-language therapist addresses the disorders of swallowing, phonation, respiration or articulation that arise from the chemical burns of the structures involved in speech and the intake of food and liquids. In our case study, we describe the care focused on swallowing disorders and voice production.

Keywords: kaustické poranění, poranění jícnu, dysfagie, logopedie

Received: August 31, 2025; Revised: October 13, 2025; Accepted: October 13, 2025; Published: December 14, 2025  Show citation

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Tížková M, Solná G, Kytnarová L. Role of the Speech Therapist in an Interdisciplinary Team in the Case of Caustic Injury: a case report. Listy klinické logopedie. 2025;9(2):39-44. doi: 10.36833/lkl.2025.025.
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