Laryngeal carcinoma presenting as platypnea.
Platypnea, or dyspnea in the upright position relieved by recumbency, is most commonly associated with cardiac or pulmonary disease. We describe a patient who presented to the emergency department with platypnea due to a laryngeal carcinoma. A tumor of the upper airway should be considered in any patient presenting with platypnea.
Section of General Internal Medicine, Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee.
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Schwenk
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Schapira
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Byrd
D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D009626:Terminology as Topic