학술논문
Bilateral Vocal Cord Palsy as the Only Symptom of Thymoma Associated-Myasthenia Gravis.
Document Type
Case Study
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Subject
*VOCAL cords
*SYMPTOMS
*BLEPHAROPTOSIS
*MYASTHENIA gravis
*PARALYSIS
*MUSCLE weakness
*THYMOMA
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ISSN
1841-9038
Abstract
Bilateral vocal cord paresis is a rare phenomenon caused by different underlying etiologies. Myasthenia gravis is included in this long differential diagnosis. Usually, it happens as part of a serious clinical state of a patient, that also suffers from generalized muscle weakness, diplopia, dysphagia, eyelid ptosis. In our case, a 58-year-old woman presented in the emergency room with solely dyspnea, caused by bilateral cord palsy, and that appeared to be the only symptom of thymoma associated-myasthenia gravis. Another interesting fact about this case is the quick recovery and no need for tracheostomy and intubation in the first hours of her admission to hospital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]