title: Bilateral abductor vocal fold paralysis due to myasthenia gravis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Osei-Lah
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: O'Reilly
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Capildeo
mesh_terms: 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