Hoarseness as the sole symptom of an impending thoracic aneurysm rupture?

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...

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Published in:Malaysian family physician 2014, Vol.9 (1), p.25-27
Main Authors: Jaafar, R, Mohamad, I
Format: Article
Language:English
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Case Report
hoarseness
thoracic aneurysm
vocal cord palsy
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1985-2274
1985-207X
1985-2274