Bilateral abductor vocal fold paralysis due to myasthenia gravis.
We report a case of bilateral abductor vocal fold paralysis due to myasthenia gravis in a 61-year-old man who presented with stridor requiring tracheostomy. The stridor had been preceded by several weeks' history of diplopia.
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Department of Otolaryngology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospital, UK.
O'Reilly
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Capildeo
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D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D014139:Tracheostomy; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery