Respiratory obstruction following vocal cord injection of Teflon paste.
Injection of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) past (Teflon) into vocal cords is becoming more common, but immediate morbidity has not previously been described. A case is reported in which acute airway obstruction followed the injection of Teflon paste into a paralysed vocal cord. This was easily managed, without resort to tracheostomy, by topical lignocaine which reduced the overactivity of the normal vocal cord.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000628:therapy; D014827:Vocal Cords
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D008012:Lidocaine