title: Left vocal cord paralysis in cases of systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Two cases, a 41-year-old female and a 53-year-old female presenting with systemic lupus erythematosus and left vocal cord paralysis, are described in this paper. In both cases, laryngeal lupus and pulmonary hypertension were not detected. The laryngeal symptoms and signs were not improved by treatment with steroids, despite the systemic lupus erythematosus being under control.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Tokyo Metropolitan Fuchu Hospital, Fuchu-shi, Japan. YutakaImauchi@msn.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Imauchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Urata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011239:Prednisolone