Hoarseness as the sole symptom of an impending thoracic aneurysm rupture?
Malaysian Family Physician
;
: 25-27, 2014.
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| ID: wpr-628110
ABSTRACT
Unilateral vocal cord palsy secondary to thoracic aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence. Direct compression of the enlarging thoracic aneurysm on the left recurrent laryngeal nerve causes neuronal injury of the nerve, which is manifested as hoarseness. We present a rare case of unilateral vocal cord palsy in a 60-year-old healthy gentleman caused by a large thoracic aortic aneurysm. This rare presentation, with a serious underlying pathology might be misdiagnosed or delayed. Therefore, it is important for us to have high index of suspicion in cases with a rare presentation such as this.
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Estudio diagnóstico
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Inglés
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Malaysian Family Physician
Año:
2014
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Artículo
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