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 co...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2014-04-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
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| Online Access: | http://e-mfp.org/pdf/2014v9n1/hoarseness-as-the-sole-symptom-of-an-impending-thoracic-aneurysm-rupture.pdf |
| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1985-2274 |