Acute stridor as a presentation of bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis

Summary We report the case of a 48‐year‐old woman, referred to the Intensive Care Unit with community‐acquired pneumonia, who was noted to have stridor of acute onset. Subsequent indirect laryngoscopy revealed bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis, secondary to unsuspected carcinoma of the oesopha...

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Published in:Anaesthesia 1996-11, Vol.51 (11), p.1046-1048
Main Authors: Strauss, A., Finder, M., Lipman, J., Conidaris, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airway
Biological and medical sciences
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections
Critical Care
Esophageal Neoplasms - complications
Esophageal Neoplasms - diagnosis
Esophageal Neoplasms - surgery
Esophagoscopy
Esophagus
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Gastrointestinal tract
Humans
Laryngoscopy
Larynx
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
obstruction
oesophagus, carcinoma
Pneumonia - complications
Respiratory Sounds - etiology
Tracheostomy
Tumors
Vocal Cord Paralysis - diagnosis
Vocal Cord Paralysis - etiology
vocal cords, paralysis
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Summary:Summary We report the case of a 48‐year‐old woman, referred to the Intensive Care Unit with community‐acquired pneumonia, who was noted to have stridor of acute onset. Subsequent indirect laryngoscopy revealed bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis, secondary to unsuspected carcinoma of the oesophagus, requiring immediate tracheostomy. We highlight the importance of visualisation of the vocal cords in cases of stridor of uncertain aetiology.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1996.tb15002.x