Sudden hoarseness due to unilateral cord vocal paralysis in a patient with Behçet's disease.
Behçet's disease is a systemic necrotising vasculitis affecting arteries and veins of all sizes in any location [1]. Here we report a patient with Behçet's disease who presented with sudden hoarseness due to unilateral vocal cord paralysis from recurrent laryngeal nerve damage.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis